Benefits levels and the minimum wage have risen, but anti-poverty campaigners aren't happy.
The adult minimum wage rose by 50 cents an hour from $15.25 to $15.75 an hour on April 1, while benefits rates increased by 1.1 per cent.
The "starting out" and "training" wage rose from $12.20 an hour to $12.60.
Superannuitants did a little better, with NZ Super rates rising by 1.4 per cent.
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/91098168/NZ-benefit-levels-rise-but-anti-poverty-campaigners-say-it-is-not-enough
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