“He said the fact that the JobSeeker basic benefit is $361 a week for single people over 25 without children, compared to $538 a week for people on NZ Super might surprise some people.
"If you're old you deserve more money than if you're young and poor? We have a very inequitable welfare system…”
"If you're old you deserve more money than if you're young and poor? We have a very inequitable welfare system…”
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The Cat's Whiskers
A good story about an important report from the Helen Clark Foundation #nzpol
Do you know what people on benefits actually get? www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Do you know what people on benefits actually get? www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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