ash ▁noted ▁that ▁since ▁the ▁in ception ▁of ▁the ▁D P B ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁had ▁increased ▁by ▁ 3 0 % ▁while ▁the ▁numbers ▁receiving ▁the ▁D P B ▁had ▁increased ▁almost ▁nine fold . ▁Br ash ▁used ▁the ▁speech ▁to ▁highlight ▁his ▁views ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁fis cal ▁and ▁social ▁costs ▁of ▁ent rench ed ▁w elf are - dependency : ▁ ▁How ▁can ▁we ▁toler ate ▁a ▁w elf are ▁system ▁which ▁allows ▁children ▁to ▁grow ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁household ▁where ▁the ▁parents ▁are ▁perman ently ▁dependent ▁on ▁a ▁w elf are ▁benefit ? ▁Our ▁w elf are ▁system ▁is ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁generation ▁of ▁children ▁condem ned ▁to ▁a ▁lifetime ▁of ▁dep riv ation , ▁with ▁limited ▁education , ▁without ▁life ▁skills , ▁and ▁without ▁the ▁most ▁pre cious ▁inheritance ▁from ▁their ▁parents , ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁amb ition ▁or ▁asp iration . ▁Nothing ▁can ▁be ▁more ▁destruct ive ▁of ▁self ▁este em . ▁ ▁Br ash ▁proposed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ways ▁to ▁reduce ▁w elf are ▁dependency ▁and ▁to ▁ref ocus ▁the ▁D P B ▁back ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁intent ▁of ▁giving ▁aid ▁to ▁single - parent ▁families ▁in ▁need ▁or ▁in ▁danger . ▁These ▁propos als ▁included ▁enfor cing ▁child - support ▁pay ments ▁from ▁absent ▁f athers , ▁requiring ▁single ▁parents ▁to ▁work ▁or ▁perform ▁community ▁services ▁once ▁their ▁children ▁reached ▁school ▁age , ▁and ▁introdu cing ▁pen alt ies ▁for ▁women ▁seeking