# Question 45: I have a long-term health condition that limits my ability to work. I rely on income support and need regular medical appointments. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How would parties change income support and work obligations for people who cannot work because of illness?

Collected 31 October 2026

[NZ Election 2026 · Edition 7 study](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/7)

## ChatGPT

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# 2026 New Zealand election: income support and work obligations for people with illness

For someone living with a long-term health condition that limits their ability to work, there are several important differences between the parties' approaches to welfare.

The main questions to examine are:

1. Financial security: Would your benefit increase, and would disability-related costs be better covered?
2. Work obligations: Would you still have to attend work-preparation activities, assessments or employment programmes if you cannot work?
3. Medical assessments: Who decides whether you are medically unable to work, and how often must you prove it?
4. Ongoing eligibility: Would you have to renew medical certificates or reapply for support regularly?
5. Healthcare costs: Would GP appointments, prescriptions and other treatment become more affordable?

I'll focus on the 2026 election positions of National, Labour, the Greens, ACT, New Zealand First, Te Pāti Māori and the Opportunities Party (TOP), rather than assuming that all disabled or chronically ill people have the same needs.

## First, an important distinction in the current system

New Zealand has different benefit arrangements depending on how much your health condition affects your ability to work.

- Supported Living Payment: Generally for people with a significant, ongoing health condition or disability that severely restricts their ability to work.
- Jobseeker Support with a health condition: For people temporarily unable to work, or whose condition limits their working capacity.
- Disability Allowance: Helps with ongoing additional costs arising from a disability or health condition, subject to eligibility requirements.

One important detail: even people assessed as unable to work can currently have work-preparation obligations under Jobseeker Support. These are different from having to seek employment. [Jobseeker Support obligations](https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/on-a-benefit/obligations/obligations-for-getting-jobseeker-support.html)

## 1. What each party is proposing

The following comparison uses policies published or reported by 30 October 2026. It distinguishes specific commitments from areas where parties have not provided detailed proposals.

### National Party

More emphasis on existing welfare rules

National's published welfare policies focus mainly on Jobseeker Support and people considered work-ready.

Its proposals include:

- More intensive employment support for 30,000 work-ready people who have been receiving Jobseeker Support for over a year.
- Random drug testing for Jobseeker beneficiaries, with possible sanctions for repeated failures.
- Reducing payments from April 2028 for certain people who have received Jobseeker Support for two of the previous three years.
- Increasing the non-entitlement period for repeated voluntary unemployment from 13 to 26 weeks.

What this could mean for you: National has not announced a specific increase in long-term sickness or disability benefits as part of these proposals. Its employment measures are described as targeting work-ready people, but the drug-testing policy's application to people with medical exemptions has not been clearly explained.

[Election 2026: Political Parties Policy Analysis](https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/news/policy-analysis-2026)[Party policies, simplified: Disability funding](https://thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/party-policies-simplified-disability-funding/)

### Labour Party

Specific commitment on permanent disabilities

Labour has announced several disability-related commitments:

- End annual benefit reviews for people with permanent, verifiable disabilities.
- Repeal the current Disability Support Services legislation and replace it with rights-based legislation developed with disabled people.
- Reinstate pay equity legislation for care and support workers.
- Provide three free GP visits annually for everyone through a proposed Medicard.
- Remove the $5 prescription charge from July 2027.

What this could mean for you: If your condition is permanent and medically verified, ending annual benefit reviews could reduce the administrative burden of repeatedly proving your circumstances.

The free GP visits and prescriptions could also help with regular medical appointments and treatment costs.

However, Labour has not announced a comprehensive increase to the Supported Living Payment or a general removal of work-preparation obligations for people with illness.

[Election 2026: Political Parties Policy Analysis](https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/news/policy-analysis-2026)[Labour's 2026 Election Policies](https://www.labour.org.nz/policy)

### Green Party

Broad income-support reform

The Greens have proposed:

- Increasing main benefit payments to liveable levels.
- Providing timely income support for disability-related living and medical costs.
- Making disability-related support independent of relationship status.
- Removing benefit sanctions introduced by the current government.
- Removing AI from decisions about suspending, cancelling or sanctioning welfare payments.
- Establishing a guaranteed minimum income.
- Extending ACC-style income support and treatment coverage to illnesses, injuries and disabilities regardless of their origin.

What this could mean for you: The Greens' proposals address several issues that can affect people with chronic illness: insufficient benefit income, medical expenses, partner income testing and the risk of losing financial support through sanctions.

The proposal to extend ACC coverage is particularly relevant because ordinary illness and disability are not generally covered by ACC in the same way as accidental injuries.

The published proposals do not yet specify every detail of how medical assessments and work-preparation obligations would operate for all benefit recipients.

[Election 2026: Political Parties Policy Analysis](https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/news/policy-analysis-2026)[Party policies, simplified: Disability funding](https://thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/party-policies-simplified-disability-funding/)[How do the different parties fare on disability issues this election?](https://team.thespinoff.nz/politics/30-09-2026/how-do-the-different-parties-fare-on-disability-issues-this-election)

### ACT Party

More independent medical assessment

ACT proposes a more formal medical assessment system.

Its policies include:

- Requiring health and disability benefits to be medically certified by independent doctors approved by the Ministry of Social Development.
- Applying clear medical eligibility criteria.
- Phasing in reassessments of existing beneficiaries, beginning with mental-health-related conditions.
- Maintaining long-term support for people with genuine, enduring disabilities who cannot work.
- Saving a projected $653 million through its proposed changes to disability funding between 2028 and 2031.

Your usual GP or specialist could still provide medical records and supporting clinical information, but would not necessarily make the final certification decision.

What this could mean for you: ACT says its system would distinguish people who genuinely cannot work from those who could work with assistance.

For someone with a long-term condition, the important questions would be how the independent assessment works, whether your existing medical evidence is accepted, how frequently you might be reassessed, and what happens if your condition fluctuates.

ACT has not proposed simply removing all work obligations for everyone with a health condition.

[Election 2026: Political Parties Policy Analysis](https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/news/policy-analysis-2026)[Party policies, simplified: Disability funding](https://thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/party-policies-simplified-disability-funding/)[How do the different parties fare on disability issues this election?](https://team.thespinoff.nz/politics/30-09-2026/how-do-the-different-parties-fare-on-disability-issues-this-election)

### New Zealand First

New Zealand First has published comparatively little specific policy on long-term sickness benefits.

Its published priorities include:

- A long-term health strategy called Make NZ Healthy.
- Greater emphasis on prevention and chronic illness.
- Support for general practices and reducing administrative burdens on GPs.
- A commitment to increase the minimum wage at least in line with inflation.

However, it has not set out a clear new policy for:

- Increasing Supported Living Payment rates.
- Removing work-preparation obligations for people who cannot work.
- Ending regular medical reassessments.
- Increasing disability-related income support.

What this could mean for you: There is insufficient published information to establish how New Zealand First would change the welfare experience of someone who cannot work because of illness.

[Election 2026: Political Parties Policy Analysis](https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/news/policy-analysis-2026)[Party policies, simplified: Disability funding](https://thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/party-policies-simplified-disability-funding/)

### Te Pāti Māori

Major proposed changes to benefit entitlements

Te Pāti Māori has proposed substantial changes to income support.

Its policies include:

- Doubling baseline benefit levels.
- Removing financial penalties and benefit sanctions.
- Removing work-test obligations.
- Making benefit entitlements independent of relationship status.
- Increasing the amount people can earn before their benefit is reduced.
- Cancelling income-support-related debt owed to the Crown.
- Making grants and additional assistance non-repayable.
- Establishing Māori-led disability services and decision-making.

What this could mean for you: The removal of work-test obligations is particularly relevant if your health condition means you cannot work or participate reliably in employment-related activities.

Doubling baseline benefit levels could also materially change financial circumstances, although the final payment amounts and implementation arrangements would need to be established.

The relationship-status proposal is relevant to people whose benefits are affected by a partner's income.

[Election 2026: Political Parties Policy Analysis](https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/news/policy-analysis-2026)[Party policies, simplified: Disability funding](https://thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/party-policies-simplified-disability-funding/)

### The Opportunities Party (TOP)

Universal income approach

TOP proposes replacing most existing benefits with a Citizens' Income.

Its central proposal is:

- Up to $370 per week for almost all adults.
- A separate Disability Allowance for disabled people.
- Additional needs-based support for people with disabilities, housing needs and other circumstances.
- Retaining disability-specific funding for things such as assistive technology and transport.

TOP's October 2026 disability statement also proposes making it easier to work without losing income support and reducing repeated assessments through a proposed Tell Us Once system.

What this could mean for you: Rather than relying entirely on a traditional sickness or disability benefit, you would receive a basic income and potentially additional disability support.

However, the precise amount of the disability top-up, eligibility criteria and treatment of existing Supported Living Payment recipients would need to be clarified.

[Election 2026: Political Parties Policy Analysis](https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/news/policy-analysis-2026)[Opportunity Disability Position Statement - October 2026](https://www.opportunity.org.nz/disability_statement)[Opportunity Disability Position Statement - October 2026](https://www.opportunity.org.nz/disability_statement)

## 2. Side-by-side comparison

This table focuses on the issues most likely to affect someone who cannot work because of a long-term medical condition.

| Party | Benefit increases | Work obligations and sanctions | Medical reassessments |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National | No specific disability-benefit increase announced | Retains targeted work-focused welfare approach | No comprehensive new disability reassessment policy announced |
| Labour | No general increase announced | No comprehensive removal announced | End annual reviews for verified permanent disabilities |
| Greens | Increase benefits to liveable levels | Remove benefit sanctions | No complete new assessment framework specified |
| ACT | No general increase announced | Retains distinction between people able and unable to work | Independent medical certification and phased reassessments |
| NZ First | No specific proposal announced | No clear proposal announced | No clear proposal announced |
| Te Pāti Māori | Double baseline benefits | Remove sanctions and work-test obligations | No detailed new framework specified |
| TOP | Citizens' Income up to $370 weekly, plus disability support | Less punitive approach to income support and working | Proposed Tell Us Once system to reduce repeated assessments |

Sources: CCS Disability Action's 2026 party analysis, The D\*List's policy comparison and individual party announcements. [Election 2026: Political Parties Policy Analysis](https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/news/policy-analysis-2026)[Party policies, simplified: Disability funding](https://thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/party-policies-simplified-disability-funding/)[Opportunity Disability Position Statement - October 2026](https://www.opportunity.org.nz/disability_statement)

## 3. An especially important issue: medical appointments and treatment costs

Because you rely on regular medical appointments, I would look beyond the headline benefit rates.

There are three separate issues:

A. GP and specialist appointments

- Labour proposes three free GP visits per year for everyone.
- ACT proposes additional GP funding and incentives for practices to offer more appointments.
- Te Pāti Māori proposes free primary healthcare and dental care.
- The Greens propose better support for disability-related medical expenses.

These proposals are not equivalent. For example, three free GP visits do not necessarily cover regular specialist consultations, diagnostic tests or other treatment.

[Labour's 2026 Election Policies](https://www.labour.org.nz/policy)[Election 2026: Political Parties Policy Analysis](https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/news/policy-analysis-2026)

B. Disability-related expenses

These can include:

- Prescription medication.
- Physiotherapy and other treatment.
- Transport to appointments.
- Medical equipment.
- Additional household and personal care expenses.

The Greens have made an explicit commitment to meet disability-related living and medical costs. TOP proposes a separate Disability Allowance, while Te Pāti Māori proposes broader financial assistance.

[Party policies, simplified: Disability funding](https://thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/party-policies-simplified-disability-funding/)[Opportunity Disability Position Statement - October 2026](https://www.opportunity.org.nz/disability_statement)

C. Having to repeatedly prove that you are ill

This is potentially just as important as the amount of money you receive.

If you have a permanent or long-term condition, repeated medical certification can create extra appointments, paperwork and uncertainty.

Labour's proposal to end annual reviews for people with verified permanent disabilities and TOP's proposed Tell Us Once system address aspects of this problem.

ACT, by contrast, proposes a new independent certification process and reassessments.

[Election 2026: Political Parties Policy Analysis](https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/news/policy-analysis-2026)[Opportunity Disability Position Statement - October 2026](https://www.opportunity.org.nz/disability_statement)

## 4. What should you look for in the parties' policies?

I would pay particular attention to these five questions when considering the election:

1. Will I have financial security if I cannot work at all? Look for commitments to benefit increases and additional disability allowances.
2. Will I be exempt from employment obligations if my medical condition prevents me from working? Distinguish job-search obligations from work-preparation requirements.
3. Will I have to undergo repeated medical assessments? Look for permanent-condition exemptions and recognition of existing specialist evidence.
4. Will my partner's income affect my entitlement? This is an important difference between current benefit arrangements and the proposed individualised approaches.
5. Will I be able to afford the healthcare I need? Consider GP appointments, prescriptions, specialist care, transport and disability-related costs.

One other important point: the Disabled Persons Assembly, CCS Disability Action and Your Way Kia Roha have sought responses from seven parties on disability-related issues. Their election scorecard is intended to compare party commitments on issues including partner income testing, Disability Allowance increases and disabled people's rights. [Disability Scorecard for 2026 General Election » Disabled Persons Assembly NZ](https://www.dpa.org.nz/news-and-information/latest-news/disability-scorecard-for-2026-general-election/)

## 5. Where to read the actual policies

These are useful primary and independent sources:

- [Labour – 2026 election policies](https://www.labour.org.nz/policy?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
- [Green Party – policies](https://www.greens.org.nz/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
- [ACT – policies](https://www.act.org.nz/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
- [National – policies](https://www.national.org.nz/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
- [Te Pāti Māori – policies](https://www.maoriparty.org.nz/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
- [New Zealand First – policies](https://www.nzfirst.nz/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
- [TOP – disability position statement](https://www.opportunity.org.nz/disability_statement?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
- [CCS Disability Action – independent policy analysis](https://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/news/policy-analysis-2026?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

## 6. One distinction I'd particularly encourage you to investigate

There is a significant difference between being unable to work temporarily, being able to work only a few hours, and having a permanent condition that prevents employment altogether.

The parties' proposals could affect these groups quite differently.

For example, a person who cannot work at all may be particularly concerned about medical reassessments and benefit security, whereas someone who can work occasionally may be more concerned about income reductions when earning money.

I'd like to clarify one thing so I can make the comparison more relevant to your circumstances:

Are you currently receiving the Supported Living Payment, or Jobseeker Support with a medical exemption?

That distinction will help me explain which proposed changes could actually affect your payments, medical certification and obligations, rather than just comparing general disability policies.

## Gemini

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In New Zealand, political parties approach income support, benefits, and work obligations for people who cannot work due to illness or health conditions through contrasting philosophies. Approaches generally divide into two main directions: parties focusing on stricter work tests, compliance, and reduced reliance on benefits, versus parties focusing on increased benefit rates, removing sanctions, and individualizing support.

The policy approaches of the major parliamentary parties regarding health-related income support and work obligations highlight these differences:

### 1. National Party and ACT New Zealand (Right / Center-Right)
* **Focus:** These parties generally emphasize economic management, stricter compliance, work incentives, and reducing long-term benefit dependency. 
* **Work Obligations & Sanctions:** They tend to favor tighter work-test obligations, enhanced monitoring, and sanctions or reduced entitlements for those who do not comply with requirements or who leave employment without sufficient reason. 
* **Medical Certification & Structure:** ACT, for instance, has emphasized requirements for independent medical certification for health and disability-related benefits alongside phased reassessments of existing recipients. Their focus is on ensuring that anyone who has any capacity for work is supported or required to transition toward employment, while keeping public spending tightly managed.

### 2. New Zealand Labour Party and Green Party (Center-Left / Left)
* **Focus:** These parties view welfare as a social safety net and a human rights issue. They generally propose higher baseline incomes and the removal of punitive measures for people who are genuinely unable to work.
* **Work Obligations & Sanctions:** The Green Party and Te Pāti Māori strongly advocate for the complete removal of financial penalties, benefit sanctions, and mandatory work-test obligations for people with health conditions or disabilities. Labour generally supports a less punitive welfare bureaucracy and emphasizes aligning support with the *Enabling Good Lives* disability framework.
* **Benefit Rates and Structures:** The Greens and Labour (historically guided by the Welfare Expert Advisory Group recommendations) support increasing main benefit levels to ensure they cover basic living and medical costs. They also support "individualising" benefits so that an individual's income support is not reduced or disqualified based on a partner's income (often referred to as addressing the "love tax").

### 3. Te Pāti Māori
* **Focus:** Te Pāti Māori approaches welfare from a structural and whānau-centered perspective, framing systemic poverty and illness as structural issues rather than individual failings.
* **Welfare Reform:** They advocate for sweeping structural reforms, including significantly higher baseline benefit levels, the total abolition of benefit sanctions and work-test obligations for disabled or chronically ill people, and individualized benefits.

### 4. New Zealand First
* **Focus:** New Zealand First centers its welfare and health policy heavily around seniors, veterans, and ensuring that public services remain accessible, while taking a more traditional or cautious view on broader benefit expansions. Their approach to illness and disability tends to intersect with broader public health funding and senior citizen provisions rather than standalone sweeping benefit overhauls.

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### Summary of What This Means for Your Vote
* If you prefer **stricter work tests, tighter verification of medical status, and an emphasis on moving people into work where possible**, parties on the right (like National and ACT) align closer to that framework.
* If you prefer **higher benefit payments, the removal of work-test obligations for the ill/disabled, and the elimination of partner-income matching (relationship status penalties)**, parties on the left (like the Greens, Labour, and Te Pāti Māori) align closer to those goals.

Are you interested in exploring how a specific party’s broader policies on healthcare access or the cost of medicines might impact your day-to-day management of a long-term condition?

## Google AI Mode

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When considering your vote in the _2026 New Zealand general election_ with a long-term health condition, the approach to income support, benefit adequacy, and work obligations differs markedly across the political spectrum. Parties generally fall into two main camps: those focusing on tightening work expectations and mutual obligations, and those emphasizing benefit increases and removing punitive sanctions.

Parties Emphasizing Mutual Obligations and Work-Readiness

 * **The National Party (Current Government):** Focuses strongly on work-test obligations and active compliance for people receiving support. Their policies emphasize transitioning people into employment where possible and introducing stricter accountability measures for beneficiaries, such as proposals around random drug-testing frameworks for Jobseeker beneficiaries to ensure work-readiness, alongside intensive employment support for long-term recipients.

 * **ACT New Zealand & New Zealand First:** Generally advocate for tighter eligibility criteria, stronger sanctions for non-compliance with work-search or medical-exemption reviews, and reducing government spending on welfare, emphasizing that beneficiaries should re-enter the workforce as soon as medically or practically feasible.

Parties Emphasizing Increased Support and Reduced Sanctions

 * **The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand:** Proposes sweeping changes to the welfare system by overhauling main benefits to guarantee a livable baseline income. They advocate for removing automated or artificial intelligence-driven penalty and suspension decisions, eliminating beneficiary sanctions, and providing direct, easily accessible financial relief for disability- and medical-related costs without relationship-status penalties (the "love tax").

 * **The Labour Party:** Focuses heavily on reducing living and health costs for low-income and vulnerable New Zealanders—such as introducing free GP visits (via a targeted Medicard framework), free prescriptions, and caps on public transport costs—while generally favoring a more supportive welfare system rather than punitive work-test sanctions for those with documented health conditions.

You can review specific, side-by-side party platform details on platforms like Policy.nz or check individual party manifestos (National Party, Labour Party, and Green Party).

If you'd like, let me know:

 * Whether you are currently on **Jobseeker Support (Health and Disability)** or the **Supported Living Payment**
 * What specific types of **support or policy changes** (e.g., abatement thresholds, medication costs, or work-test exemptions) matter most to your daily life

I can help clarify how specific party policies apply to your situation.

## AI Overviews

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Political parties in New Zealand offer distinct approaches to income support, health access, and work obligations for individuals navigating long-term illnesses or disabilities ahead of the **2026 New Zealand general election**.

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🏛️ The Governing Coalition (National and Partners)

The current government emphasizes a **firm, fair, and affordable welfare system** , aiming to transition work-ready individuals into the labor market while focusing health resources on efficiency.

 * **Income Support:** National's five-point welfare plan targets long-term benefit dependency. While designed primarily for work-ready Jobseekers, the rules have tightened overall. For example, the government has reduced Jobseeker support availability for 18- and 19-year-olds unless they cannot rely on their parents. For those on the Supported Living Payment or Emergency Benefit, the focus remains on keeping the system financially stable.

 * **Work Obligations:** National has introduced stricter accountability measures, including more intensive work-focused support for long-term job seekers and **random drug testing** starting with 10,000 tests in the first year. Non-compliance with follow-up alcohol and drug assessments can result in benefit sanctions.

 * **Healthcare Access:** National focuses on reducing wait times, boosting elective procedures, and expanding funding for medicines via Pharmac. They favor an integrated national health system and are working on a 10-year Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy. ACT, a coalition partner, has proposed building a dedicated national cancer center.

🌹 The Labour Party

Labour’s strategy centers on **reducing the cost of healthcare** and removing administrative hurdles for people with verifiable health conditions.

 * **Income Support:** Labour intends to **end annual benefit reviews** for individuals with permanent and verifiable disabilities, preventing vulnerable people from repeatedly proving their conditions to retain support. ccsdisabilityaction.org.nzElection 2026: Political Parties Policy Analysis

 * **Work Obligations:** Labour opposes punitive welfare reforms, campaigning against strict benefit cuts and sanctions for those who face genuine health barriers to employment. rnz.co.nz

 * **Healthcare Access:** Labour has proposed a new **Medicard providing three free GP visits a year** for every New Zealander, alongside entirely **free prescriptions**. They also plan to establish an Independent Pricing Authority to support local family doctor clinics, making it easier to secure regular community appointments. labour.org.nzLabour's 2026 Election Policies

🌿 The Green Party

The Green Party advocates for a complete **overhaul of the social security net** , moving toward universal income guarantees and removing punitive work requirements.

 * **Income Support:** The Greens propose an **Income Guarantee** providing anyone out of work at least **$395 a week**. Critically for those with chronic illnesses, they want to transform ACC into a comprehensive system that covers income support and treatment for **all health conditions and disabilities** , regardless of whether they were caused by an accident or an illness. greens.org.nzGreens call for compensation for people wrongfully affected by

 * **Work Obligations:** The Green Party is strictly **against benefit sanctions** and work-readiness requirements that penalize people struggling with poor physical or mental health. They argue that taking away income worsens health outcomes. greens.org.nzGreens call for compensation for people wrongfully affected by

 * **Healthcare Access:** The Greens view healthcare as a human right and advocate for **free GP visits and free dental care** for everyone. They also support universal weekly payments for trainee health professionals (such as nurses) to fix workforce shortages and improve clinic availability. facebook.com#BREAKING We need a welfare system that is firm, fair and

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Policy Comparison Summary

Party Policy| Income Support Focus| Work Obligations / Sanctions| Healthcare Access Proposals
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**National (Coalition)**| Fiscal stability; safety net for those who genuinely cannot work.| Stricter expectations; random drug testing with benefit cuts for non-compliance.| Focus on systemic efficiency; expanded Pharmac funding and medicine access.
**Labour**| Stop annual benefit reviews for permanent conditions.| Opposes strict sanctions; focuses on employment support rather than penalties.| **Medicard** (3 free GP visits/year); free prescriptions.
**Green Party**| **$395/week Income Guarantee** ; expand ACC to cover all illnesses and disabilities.| Complete removal of benefit sanctions and mandatory work testing.| Completely **free GP and dental care** for all New Zealanders.

If you want to look into how these changes might impact your specific situation, let me know:

 * Which **current benefit tier** you are on (e.g., Supported Living Payment or Jobseeker Support with a medical exemption).

 * What type of medical appointments you rely on most (e.g., standard GP visits, specialized hospital care, or heavily subsidized prescriptions).