Malachi Subecz: How the system failed to protect child from abuser
There were several alarm bells raised over the safety of five-year-old Malachi Subecz before he was murdered by his carer last year.
Source: rnz.co.nz
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Kerre Woodham: 11 percent of the workforce are on a benefit, I'm appalled
Now, if you're listening to me while you're at work this morning, it doesn't matter what you're doing; blue collar, white collar, minimum wage, being paid
Source: newstalkzb.co.nz
Homeless women more likely than men to be younger, Māori and sole parents
A new study has found women who are homeless earn significantly less income and rely more on government support than men who are homeless.
Source: msn.com
Homeless women more likely than men to be younger, Māori and sole parents - study
A new study has found women who are homeless earn significantly less income and rely more on government support than men who are homeless.
Source: rnz.co.nz
Nothing to crow about in expanding underclass of dependence
Frankly, I would much prefer we had a welfare state that generously assisted short-term beneficiaries, tiding them over while they found their feet and re-entered the workforce. The travesty facing New Zealand is that entrenched long-term dependence is continuing to mushroom under this Government. When Jacinda Ardern was first sworn in as prime minister, 289,788 people, or 9.8 per cent of the working-age population, were receiving a main benefit. That has now jumped to 365,937 Kiwis, or 11.7 per cent of the working age population, according to the Ministry of Social Development’s (MSD) Ma...
Source: stuff.co.nz