“Solo parents will have to look for part-time work once their youngest child turns 6 or have their benefit halved.”

see National cracks the whip on beneficiaries.

A blogger wrote to Bennett regarding home education and DPB see

Will home educators on the dpb be required to find work?

It looks like it will be left to the discretion of the WINZ staff which I don’t find very encouraging at all.

Perhaps you would like to email or write to Paula Bennett ?