Hon CARMEL SEPULONI (Minister for Social Development and Employment): The Government's welfare overhaul is an ongoing commitment to a welfare system that ensures that all New Zealanders in need are able to have an adequate income, are treated with respect and dignity, and are able to participate meaningfully in their communities. The Welfare Expert Advisory Group acknowledged that a number of factors, including climate change, will substantially change the nature of work in the long term and increase the risk of adverse impacts, including labour market displacement. Key recommendations by the Welfare Expert Advisory Group to address this were centred around revamping active labour market policies across Government to make them more coherent and effective, and strengthening the Ministry of Social Development's (MSD) redundancy support policies to better support displaced workers. MSD are also working to assess the impacts of the emissions reduction plan on employment and the income support system.