Welfare rolls up again

The latest welfare stats show:

• 353,904 people of working age on a benefit
• This is 22% higher than in Dec 2017
• Those on a benefit for more than 12 months up 26% to 257,865
• Maori on welfare up 26%
• Pacific Peoples on welfare up 35%
• Numbers on job seeker who are work ready up 51%!
• Numbers on job seeker for more than 12 months up 49%
• Maori on job seeker up 41%
• Pacific Peoples on job seeker up 67%

What is most amazing about all this, is that almost without exception every single shop I go into to, had an ad up pleading for staff.