Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com In the permissive tradition made famous by Metiria Turei, Greens co-leader Marama Davidson says: “It doesn’t matter why you can’t work – you should be able to immediately receive support.” She wants stand-down periods permanently abolished and benefit rates increased substantially. This is in
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com These are extremely unusual times. ‘Stay calm and carry on’ is my preferred mode of action. A side effect of this flux is the exposure of Labour’s lack of a core, consistent approach to assistance. Under Finance Minister, Bill English, National was developing a
Lindsay Mitchell Welfare Commentator and researcher lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com In 2019 over 6,000 babies were added to an existing benefit. “Information released to me under the OIA shows that 6,190 caregivers had added one or more ‘subsequent children’ aged less than 12 months to their benefit during 2019.
Lindsay Mitchell Welfare commentator and researcher lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Data released under the Official Information Act on Tuesday reveals almost 12,000 more children are dependent on welfare benefits since December 2017. “At 31 December 2019 there were 206,395 children aged 0-18 reliant on caregiver on a main benefit
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Much has been mentioned by media lately regarding student debt. There’s another kind of debt that hits the young too. Child support debt. The reasons for pursuing the debt are legitimate but penalties are outrageous. I watched a video presentation from an IRD guy
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com I don’t know why MSD continues to surprise me. But they do. TVNZ had a piece about how beneficiaries are being provided with My Food Bag deliveries so I did a search of their site to find out more. No joy but this turned
