Blogs about: Domestic Purposes Benefit
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WINZ – Corruption at its best
The last couple of weeks have been two of the most frustrating weeks of my life as I battle (the most suitable word I can use in this instance) with one of New Zealand’s biggest government bureaucraci… more →
roundtableforgals
Question 14: What was the real reason for the leap in the number of people on benefits during the 1990s?
wrote 8 months ago: The fundamental, unanswerable fact is that the huge rise in the number of people forced onto a benef … more →
Question 13: Isn't it necessary for there to be a big gap between benefit levels and wages to encourage people to get jobs?
wrote 8 months ago: This ignores the reality that during the decades of the 1960s and 70s benefits were higher than they … more →
WINZ - Corruption at its best
wrote 10 months ago: The last couple of weeks have been two of the most frustrating weeks of my life as I battle (the mos … more →
The Perils of Sharing
wrote 1 year ago: It may be two weeks since I last posted and although I’ve been inspired to write several times I hav … more →
Structural violence: How it keeps us down...
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wrote 1 year ago: One of the problems that single mothers face is the stigma that comes with parenting alone and witho … more →
Am I about to lose it?
wrote 1 year ago: The dogs are barking at what appears to be nothing but normal neighbourly noise next door. I’m in th … more →
“One law for all” – except MPs. (Part Rua)
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wrote 1 year ago: . . The issue of privacy, politicians, government departments, and ordinary citizens is something t … more →
Hon. Paula Bennett, Minister of Hypocrisy
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wrote 1 year ago: When it comes to hypocrisy, this must surely be contender for the Double Standard of The Year … more →
Unemployment; A right way and the Government way...
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wrote 1 year ago: As per usual, the National Party conference this year has focused on beneficiaries and social welfar … more →
Welfare Reform - let's figure this s#!t out
wrote 1 year ago: So, not sure if you’ve figured out, but I’m pretty political. I was having a discussion … more →
New Zealand's new CS options
wrote 2 years ago: Child Support the world over is subject to a variety of formulae regarding how much should be paid. … more →
Welfare reforms will backfire
wrote 2 years ago: New legislation has been passed, and the government press release says Legislation aiming to break t … more →
Susan St John: reply to Lindsay Mitchell
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wrote 2 years ago: This is a copy of a letter sent to the Herald today by Dr Susan St John, Associate Professor in Econ … more →
Will home educators on the DPB be required to find work?
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wrote 3 years ago: Paula Bennett, Minister for Social Development [welfare] and Employment has revived the idea of requ … more →
• Government dropping DPB work rule
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wrote 4 years ago: The comments button is at the bottom right of this post. The National government had planned to get … more →
Plans to get solo parents to work will backfire
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wrote 4 years ago: The government has plans to get solo parents to work part time when their children reach school age. … more →
It's not just about the money
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wrote 4 years ago: She became the primary caregiver of her two school-age children after her marriage collapsed. She wa … more →
Nats benefit plans good move
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wrote 4 years ago: The Stuff poll asks what people think of National’s plans for changing the Domestic Purposes B … more →
Where is welfare policy heading
wrote 15 years ago: . . Acknowledgement: Otago Daily Times … more →
