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Budget Will Drive More Family Breakdown
Friday, 11 June 2004, 2:31 pm | Lindsay Mitchell
The Cullen Budget will provide even further incentive for mothers to walk away from the fathers of their children, according to Lindsay Mitchell, petitioner for a Parliamentary review of the DPB. More >>
Aussie Budget; Work To Welfare
Friday, 21 May 2004, 11:50 am | Lindsay Mitchell
"No, I haven't got it back to front" says Lindsay Mitchell, petitioner for a Parliamentary review of the DPB. "According to today's TransTasman, expert analysis of the recent record budget handout shows 24,000 people - mostly low-income ... More >>
Govt Unconcerned At High Numbers Born Onto Benefit
Wednesday, 5 May 2004, 9:50 am | Lindsay Mitchell
In Parliament today United Future MP, Judy Turner, pointed out to Social Development Minister, Steve Maharey, that over the past five years 25,000 people already on a benefit had further children, said Lindsay Mitchell, petitioner for a Parliamentary ... More >>
Clamping Down On Child Support Dodgers Red Herring
Thursday, 8 April 2004, 5:48 pm | Lindsay Mitchell
Associate Revenue Minister, David Cunliffe, met with Australian child support officials this week to discuss clamping down on non-custodial parents who owe $42 million in debt. More >>
Disturbing DPB Trends
Wednesday, 31 March 2004, 9:25 am | Lindsay Mitchell
New figures show some disturbing trends developing amongst DPB families, according to Lindsay Mitchell, petitioner for a Parliamentary review of the DPB. More >>
Dyson Lacks Credibility
Tuesday, 10 February 2004, 12:13 am | Lindsay Mitchell
Ruth Dyson's flippant description of herself as Steve Maharey's "stunt double" and tongue-in-cheek reference to her "non-controversial portfolio's", ACC and CYFS, which produced publicity and, "in politics, any publicity is good ... More >>
Child Tragedies Needn't Be Inevitable
Tuesday, 23 September 2003, 10:18 am | Lindsay Mitchell
Child tragedies hit hard. People instinctively, desperately seek a source of blame. They grasp at some collective, mendable cause and sometimes paradoxically come up with what they call "the culture of individualism" . People today only ... More >>
An Independent Commissioner?
Wednesday, 13 August 2003, 9:42 am | Lindsay Mitchell
The new Children's Commissioner, Dr Cindy Kiro, has already nailed her political colours firmly to the mast by revealing to Janet Wilson on Radio Pacific yesterday that she thought Scandinavian countries had a far better approach to child poverty. More >>
Labour Steps Up Welfare Wagers
Tuesday, 5 August 2003, 8:21 am | Lindsay Mitchell
Two years ago Labour launched "Pathways to Opportunity" which professed to be a whole new approach to welfare. It promised much but has proven to be little more than an expensive exercise in re-branding. Of the four main benefits only unemployment ... More >>
DPB Numbers Up
Monday, 21 July 2003, 5:58 pm | Lindsay Mitchell
The number of people claiming the DPB is up by 1286 for the year ending June 2003. "This is even more than Treasury forecast, " said Lindsay Mitchell, petitioner for a Parliamentary review of the DPB. More >>
How The State Is Strangling Pharmacy
Monday, 30 June 2003, 9:43 am | Lindsay Mitchell
The state, which is the monopoly purchaser in the pharmaceutical sector, is strangling the industry. By playing hardball with the manufacturers, forcing prices down and the "rationalisation" of product lines, they have succeeded in driving ... More >>
Barker Doesn't Grasp The Real Issue
Tuesday, 24 June 2003, 12:29 am | Lindsay Mitchell
Rick Barker, Associate Minister of Social Development and Employment is wrong to claim that welfare critics are overlooking the fall in unemployment, which has seen total working-age beneficiary numbers drop by 14.2% since November 99. More >>
Bashing Would-Be Welfare Reformers
Tuesday, 3 June 2003, 9:31 am | Lindsay Mitchell
National's newly released welfare reform paper has been resoundingly slated in some quarters as no more than politicians flying kites. Wouldn't it be great if welfare reform was just politicking. It's not. It's a matter of grave urgency. Only a few ... More >>
Bradford Should Give Beneficiaries A Break
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 4:30 pm | Lindsay Mitchell
Green MP Sue Bradford today described work-testing single parents as a, "draconian, Victorian 'punishment' for those not lucky enough to be born into wealth." More >>
Welfare; Passing The Point Of No Return
Friday, 23 May 2003, 11:17 am | Lindsay Mitchell
A professor of social policy from the University of Bath was recently good enough to send me a chapter from a soon-to-be published book about UK welfare which deals specifically with the New Deal for Lone Parents. Amongst other things, it analyses ... More >>
"What's the DPB got to do with me?"
Tuesday, 29 April 2003, 2:59 pm | Lindsay Mitchell
Lindsay Mitchell Speech to Eastbourne Rotary - Two and a half years ago, I made a conscious decision to speak out about welfare and in particular, the domestic purposes benefit. Since then my role has evolved into that of a writer and researcher and ... More >>
Child Poverty: Whose Fault Is It?
Wednesday, 23 April 2003, 4:28 pm | Lindsay Mitchell
There have recently been repeated calls for more government spending to eradicate child poverty. This disregards the reality the "war on poverty" is flawed. Throwing ever-increasing wads of money at the problem is simply not working. The ... More >>
Another Ineffectual Maharey Move
Tuesday, 8 April 2003, 3:41 pm | Lindsay Mitchell
Mr Maharey has announced he is going to raise the penalty for not naming the liable parent of a child being raised on the DPB. "What a difference that will make! Perhaps instead of deducting $22 a week from her benefit, he'll deduct $24," ... More >>
Lindsay Mitchell: What's Wrong With Welfare?
Thursday, 27 March 2003, 4:57 pm | Lindsay Mitchell
"Welfare" isn't just cash benefits. It includes the provision of health; the care and treatment we receive in public hospitals. More >>
Reality Shock For United Future
Friday, 21 March 2003, 5:56 pm | Lindsay Mitchell
Last year, United Future voted to further entrench the DPB's role in society , said Lindsay Mitchell, speaking on behalf of a group fighting for a Parliamentary review of this benefit. "Now, ironically, their family affairs spokeswoman, Judy Turner, ... More >>
