No one has ever had their benefit cut for failing to get their children to school, or into early education, or enrolled with a doctor.
That's despite the requirement for parents on the benefit to meet these so-called social obligations.
The Ministry of Social Development says checking people are compliant has become a "burdensome administrative process" - and it cannot offer people any meaningful help if they cannot comply.
Even though social obligations aren't being enforced, the government can't say whether or not they will be scrapped as part of the government's review of the sanctions regime.
