Government changes to limit what disabled people can spend their funding on shows they will be the ones paying the price for its fiscal incompetence, Chris Hipkins says.
Whaikaha / the Ministry of Disabled People on Monday unveiled changes to purchasing rules for how people can use their disability support funding.
This meant things that "would be considered something that every citizen has to pay for" would not be eligible, among a range of other restrictions, Hipkins said.
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5 comments
Hmmm
Posted on 19-03-2024 20:36 | By Let's get real
The sad thing is that some families with disabled family members see the funding as fair game for their own lifestyle.
There are very few obligations attached to any of the "free money" distributed by government agencies and this is being used by the ever increasing lowlife community to establish a comfortable lifestyle for themselves.
Let's attach responsibility to other peoples money.
There should be a limit to household income for those accepting financial benefits from the public purse. After all, you can cram a lot of beneficiaries and benefits into a housing New Zealand house with no need to justify the payments to family members or associates in the residence once you're in the system.
It's A Good Thing
Posted on 19-03-2024 20:43 | By Yadick
A couple along from us sadly have a couple of disabled kids. They ABSOLUTELY milk the system and spend the funding on concert tickets and all sorts. They get food parcels despite earning absolutely incredible money and throw out what they don't want and keep what they do. They are totally creaming the system and getting away with it.
I feel this will be a good and needed clamp down.
The needy and the greedy.
Posted on 20-03-2024 12:41 | By morepork
I read with interest the comments from Let's Get Real and Yadick. LGR makes a point that a subculture is being created from people who mis-use benefits. Yadick goes on to confirm it from personal observation. We, as a society, need to ask some important questions:
1. Can we, as an affluent nation, tolerate people (adults and kids) sleeping rough and going hungry? Should we help and financially support disabled and handicapped people? (Right answer=YES)
2. How can we improve filters to separate the needy from the greedy when we are dispensing largesse?
The sad fact is that there will always be people who want to work the system. The answer is not to close the system, but to improve its effectiveness. Abusers are simply selfish and greedy. If you see this (Yadick) you have an obligation to all of us, to report it and get it stopped.
@ morepork
Posted on 21-03-2024 12:45 | By Yadick
I have done exactly that, including, (but not limited to), to IRD, TCC, and ACC (including for other reasons) and NOTHING, not a brass razoo done. I do not tolerate or accept this kind of criminal activity especially when I see it so blatantly flaunted and laughed about.
@Yadick
Posted on 21-03-2024 16:02 | By morepork
Thanks for the response. I guess it is hard for authorities to take action based on 3rd party information and hearsay, but, at the very least, this should set some flags on some case files and we would hope that there would be further internal investigation. Maybe, if they get multiple reports on the same subjects, it could raise the level a bit. If nobody says anything, then there can never be any action; at least if the topic is raised, there is a possibility of action. I can understand how frustrating this must be when you see it happening under your nose, but you can take comfort in the fact that at least you tried. We don't want to live in a police state with people informing on each other for politics, but we can't tolerate blatant greed either. It's a fine line.
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