Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: On behalf of the Minister, there has not been an adjustment to income abatement thresholds as substantive as this in over two decades. This has meant that as wages went up over time, people were working fewer and fewer hours before their benefit was reduced. Today's adjustments mean people can work more, earn more, and keep more of what they get. This gives people more incentive to work while they're receiving a benefit, which will go a long way to supporting New Zealand's labour market and our economic recovery. This also delivers on an election commitment made by the Labour Party to back people and their families to get ahead.