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Politics Of Benefit Sanctions Cruel And Dishonest
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 12:27 pm | Kay Brereton
Benefit advocate and Welfare Expert Advisory Group member Kay Brereton is calling for some basic facts and empathy from political parties looking to fish for votes with beneficiary bashing. Brereton says the call to put sanctions on people on benefits ... More >>
Advocates Disappointed No Increase In Benefit Levels, Or Thresholds In Budget
Friday, 15 May 2020, 6:19 pm | Kay Brereton
Kay Brereton National Beneficiary advocate says, “It's good news the government is investing in housing and in policies to help those who have lost their jobs to re-train. Adopting and developing active labour market policies to facilitate people ... More >>
Fewer Sanctions but more Hardship
Friday, 18 January 2019, 3:59 pm | Kay Brereton
There are now more people on Jobseeker Benefit than this time a year ago, a fact which the opposition parties interpret as a sign of weak application of sanctions by W&I. More >>
Green Party proposes a carrot rather than stick
Sunday, 16 July 2017, 3:12 pm | Kay Brereton
Ms Brereton a beneficiary advocate says: “I applaud the Green Party for proposing welfare policy which appears designed to help rather than punish people who need assistance. Far too often people tell me they “just don’t like going in there” ... More >>
Successful campaign
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 3:17 pm | Kay Brereton
Successful campaign enables around 20,000 people to claim back their day from W&I More >>
Last Day to Claim Your Day
Monday, 23 November 2015, 9:38 am | Kay Brereton
Beneficiary advocate Kay Brereton is expecting Monday 23 November to be the last day on which people can 'claim back their day from W&I.' More >>
Government acts under urgency to steal millions
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 9:29 am | Kay Brereton
The government is attempting to urgently pass a bill to remove the entitlement to Millions in backpay owed to beneficiaries, after W&I has failed to follow the law since 3 June 1998, and has been granting benefits a day later than the legislation ... More >>
Beneficiaries get paid their day
Friday, 30 October 2015, 2:55 pm | Kay Brereton
Beneficiary advocate Kay Brereton is very pleased to learn that Work and Income have changed their practice and are now correctly administering the legislation stating when to grant a person’s benefit after their stand-down ends. More >>
