Hon CARMEL SEPULONI (Minister for Social Development and Employment): The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) released the March quarter benefit report today, and it shows 32,880 people exited the benefit and moved into work this year. This number is the largest number of people moving into work since electronic records began in 1996. The previous biggest quarter was March 2000. Today's figures also show a fall of 23,563 from the previous quarter. There are now 365,937 people receiving a main benefit in New Zealand, much lower than most pundits predicted. This Government is committed to getting people into work, and today's figures show the interventions we have made through the COVID-19 crisis are working. 