The time has now come when we must turn our attention from a singular focus on the public health response to one where we also look to mend a shattered economy. A thousand Kiwis every day are going on the jobseeker benefit. That hides a larger number who are unable to access benefits. The Government's own Budget projections estimate that 160,000 New Zealanders will lose their jobs in the coming months. I fear that the group that will be hit hardest by that are those who are least able to afford it. 