The ACT Party has just announced its welfare policy, saying abandoning people to a life on welfare is a waste of human potential.
The party is promising to axe welfare benefits for people who refuse treatment for drug addictions or illnesses that prevent them working.
It says people with addictions who refuse treatment could lose their entitlement to the supported living payment, which is for people with conditions that permanently restrict their ability to work.
Tai Rāwhiti Beneficiary Trust co-ordinator Shelley Hannah-Kingi spoke to Charlotte Cook about her reaction to the policy.
