New measures are on the way, designed both to encourage the long term unemployed and penalise those who are not following job seeker regulations.
It is part of a raft of proposals to restrict benefits to those who are truly in need.
Minister Chris Robertshaw says the 'tougher system' is designed to weed out undeserving cases.
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