A subtle policy change could make life harder for disabled people receiving the supported living payment, advocates say.

How did we get from “steals from the rich to give to the poor”, to “steals from the poor to give to the rich”, to “steals from the disabled to give to the rich”?

  • @DaveMA
    4•10 months ago

    National’s welfare and work spokeswoman Louise Upston revealed last week that if the party wins October’s general election, benefits would rise by the rate of inflation.

    This would reverse a law change introduced by the Labour Government in 2020 to increase benefits by the rate of wages, as wages usually rise faster than inflation.

    I missed this in the previous articles. National promised to decrease the rate of benefit increases and sold it like an increase?