Cruelty of this Government will push 13000 more children into poverty
Young job seekers to be case managed by phone – and face sanctions if they don’t pick up
- The National-led government is overhauling the welfare system, and the Ministry of Social Development is using sanctions against more beneficiaries.
- It has also changed the way benefits are uprated, by indexing benefits to inflation, which was a National Party manifesto commitment.
- Officials estimated this move could save the government $669.5 million over the next four years, and bring an extra 7000 children into poverty.
The report actually warns of pushing between 7000 – 13000 children into poverty.
This Government’s borrowing of $14billion for tax cuts we can’t afford alongside a $2.9billion tax loop hole for the richest landlords means between 7000-13000 more kids will be pushed into poverty.
Chris Bishop can’t tell anyone where all the tenants he has just kicked out will now live and if he’s made any children homeless.
We have an unelected technocrat crashing the economy so the wealthy can afford their mortgages while throwing 50 000 beneficiaries, including those with disabilities and drug addicts off welfare by punishing them for missing one phone call from their spiteful WINZ handler while indexing their welfare lower meaning the poorest amongst us will miss out on $600million over 4 years!
Poverty is a political choice and this hard right racist climate denying beneficiary bashing Government has made its choice, now New Zealand must twist in the wind as the strangulation of our egalitarian state is witnessed during a right wing mob lynching in the town square.
This revolution won’t be televised because there won’t be any media left open.
This cruelty and malice is what we is now, it is who we have mutated into.
It is what we have become.
The rich are laughing at how easy it was to turn us against one another while their interests become all that matter.
Dont have to go far to witness homeless and poverty now.I live in a small rural area ,a homeless person was very rare not so long ago and was soon helped by the community now they are becoming more and more common b y the day as they filter out of the cities to smal rural places .At the local camp ground I see more families living in cars and the lucky ones that have a van or even maybe a caravan.The local council closed one camp ground because they did not like seeing the growing number of people that were of no fixed abode .I note Otorohanga has closed theirs as well for the same reason ,but are using the excuse it is needed for a car park .End result more poverty and homeless kids not getting an education .Get a job you say, well we are embarking on making as many people as we can jobless so the wealthy can buy up more of thr homes these people need .They then charge 650 a week knowing that these people cant afford such places .
I note that build to rent cannot be for older people without a house of their own or for low income families
“Kiwi’s annual results presentation out last month showed Resido apartments started at 43sq m for a studio, available at $625/week up to a 111sq m three-bedroom two-bathroom place with a 22sq m balcony for $1235/week.
Prices have taken aback some in the industry, saying the rates were more like a hotel than affordable rental accommodation.
The prices do not include car parks but Sylvia Park has a train station, bus hub and is at the confluence of two motorways.”
It can’t be cruelty if this government doesn’t care and we know they don’t as has been proven multiple times. The right believe in oppressive policies.
Cop: how come you robbed this Dairy?
Guy: one day I didn’t have credit on my phone and they cancelled my benefit.
Cop. Did you go and see them?
Guy. I was driving there and you guys impounded my car no rego, no license.
Cop. Why don’t you have a drivers license?
Guy. Mum and Dad didn’t have enough money for proper lessons.
Cop. So you robbed this Dairy owner?
Guy. Yep
Cop. Why don’t you have a job?
Guy. Never went to school.
Luxon. Let’s give more money to my landlord mates.