This follows Louise Upston today revealing that almost 70% of young people on Jobseeker Support (Health Condition, Injury or Disability) have a psychiatric or psychological condition.” You don’t make mental health better by taking away income,” says Green Party Social Development spokesperson Ricardo Menéndez March. “Almost seven in ten young people potentially affected by these changes are living with a mental health condition.” “Taking income away from people who are already struggling with their mental health or battling cancer will not improve their wellbeing. New Zealanders struggling with illness, disability and ill mental health need more support, not less,” says Ricardo Menéndez March.