unemployment benefit Archive

  • Catherine Delahunty

    Welfare changes: private profit and political posturing - by Catherine Delahunty



    Did I miss something? Did the Prime Minister say he was going to work with the business and community sectors to create jobs at a living wage for the 27 percent of young people with no jobs? No. But he did promise to privitise the management of youth benefits for profit via a food stamps system. read more
    August 15, 2011 2:05 pm - 24 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Paula Bennett: Celebrating social policy failure while refusing to answer questions on Christchurch - by Catherine Delahunty



    Yesterday, the Minister of Social Development and Employment issued this bizarre media release: Recently released figures show that Work and Income are helping more people in need says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett. “Special Needs Grants for hardship have increased by over 50 per cent since March 2008,” says Ms Bennett. “So yes, that does [...] read more
    April 8, 2011 12:02 pm - 7 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Bennett’s unhelpful benefit cliches - by Catherine Delahunty



    The Minister of Social Development Paula Bennett made a speech recently at the National Party Regional Conference in Oamaru, in which she talked about how terrible it is for children to see their parents on a long-term benefit. I must experience a more complex universe than the Minister. The worst experience for a child is [...] read more
    May 31, 2010 3:42 pm - 19 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    “Future Focus” welfare – dreaming of a kick in the pants - by Catherine Delahunty



    If you really want a “fresh look” at the system Paula, why not teach your staff how to explain what people are entitled to, rather than kicking them and their children in the pants and the pocket! read more
    March 29, 2010 11:11 am - 9 Comments
  • frog

    If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, Paula - by frog



    Nothing about work-shy unemployment beneficiary Benjamin Easton’s case demonstrates any need to change the work test requirements for unemployment beneficiaries. There are already strict obligations on unemployment beneficiaries to look for work. All Paula Bennett needs to do is get her Ministry to apply them. read more
    February 26, 2010 12:23 pm - 42 Comments
  • frog

    Lindsay Mitchell compares apples with oranges and goes bananas - by frog



    Beneficiary bashing blogger Lindsay Mitchell published a post last week in which she attempted to argue that many people on sickness and invalid’s benefits should be looking for work. She compared the current unemployment and sickness/invalid’s benefit figures with those in 1999, the last time unemployment was at its current level of 7.3%, and came [...] read more
    February 8, 2010 12:46 pm - 49 Comments
  • frog

    Paula’s Christmas bash - by frog



    As if it isn’t miserable enough being on a benefit at Christmas time, Paula Bennett has decided to put the boot into beneficiaries. Wouldn’t it be a better idea for the Government to actually create some jobs for beneficiaries through a programme like the Green New Deal? Or would that be too hard? read more
    December 23, 2009 1:56 pm - 25 Comments
  • frog

    Government takes an online gamble - by frog



    Last week the Minister of Internal Affairs let the Lotteries Commission introduce online gaming for Lotto products. Online gambling is a highly addictive form of gambling which targets people while they are alone and isolated from their communities. As a safety precaution the Minister has limited the amount that someone can spend on online gambling [...] read more
    April 3, 2008 8:53 am - 38 Comments