Daily review 14/01/2020

Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, January 14th, 2020 - 13 comments
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    • OnceWasTim 1.1
      14 January 2020 at 7:26 pm

      Look at moi look at moi – Cum Kardeshun! Nu Zull's sufustakit. Embessda for the synthetuks – Neshnool's recipe for the fayoocha

      An example for the hopes en esprayshuns of most hard-workung NuZullnas goan forwid.

      Ew! Let me out of here

    • OnceWasTim 1.2
      14 January 2020 at 7:57 pm

      In anticipation of outrage and a possible ban (prolly the best thing that could happen to me)

      …….. nah, best not.

      Cargo cult pilgrims haven't yet raised their price enough, and I've got an image to protect. (But whooooooar eh? Oi could stucka one eh? Whooooar – move over brutha!)

      Plastic! Now there's the shape of the future! Get on board people

    • Blazer 1.3
      14 January 2020 at 8:13 pm

      Golly gosh..who would ever have thunk,that me an ex truck stop waitress could not only become deputy leader of the opposition but a stunningly beautiful fashion model.!

      What an inspiration .cheeky

  2. A 2
    14 January 2020 at 6:00 pm

    Behind a paywall is what most people already know to be happening, but it's nice to see it in the mainstream media. Work and Income's response is predictable (find meaningful work and "we" have now rezoned Tauranga as area 1, meaning higher accommodation supplement rates, we're ever so good!)

    Quote from Tauranga Budget Advisory Service manager Shirley McCombe:

    "Constant financial stress affects relationships, physical and mental health, employment."

    The total debts presented for accommodation and rent in 2019 was nearly quadruple of those the Budget Advisory dealt with last year, she said.

    "It is often those on a benefit who find this the toughest. If a person's rent increases, they can apply to Work and Income to increase the accommodation supplement if they are eligible for it. For those not eligible, there is no assistance."

    McCombe said one of its clients owed $160,000 to one creditor alone and those debts usually resulted in bankruptcy.

    • A 2.1
      14 January 2020 at 6:02 pm

      Wouldn't it be great if Work and Income just wiped any debts owed to them for essential items, without anyone needing to ask?

  3. A 3
    14 January 2020 at 6:08 pm

    Tostee, aka Eric Thomas in the news again. This time it was a triple zero call by a woman on New Years Eve.

  4. A 4
    14 January 2020 at 7:00 pm

    Teen beneficiary left with $3

    Tracie Shipton, chief executive of Voyce-Whakarongo Mai which advocates for children and youth in care, said the state strictly controlling teenager's welfare payments reinforced the idea that youth who grew up in difficult circumstances couldn't be trusted to manage their own lives.

    Those youth already felt stigmatised and wanted autonomy over their choices, she said.​

    Juanita Te Kani, the Ministry of Social Development's general manager of youth, said the youth service was being transitioned to a "more intensive wrap-around service and support tailored to the needs of the most vulnerable youth".

    The Welfare Expert Advisory Group (WEAG) had recommended that the practice of the state controlling young beneficiaries' money be abolished, she said.

    What a horrible situation to be in. It would be so much easier to sell drugs or resort to prostitution as a way of supplementing benefit income than to struggle on without having any money for a bus fair or haircut.

    My suspicion is that instead of teaching prudent money management Work and Income is developing the next generation of benefit cheats.