It depends.... lowering the exemption threshold will lead to more build to rent units becoming available. Maybe the Nats idea is to offer him something that's too low and NZ First counts with a proposal of ten houses (which is the figure they may have wanted in the first place). A win for the Nats and a win for Winnie.
Because there are times when workers wage index is higher and times then inflation is higher. While I don't think that a benefit should be a "lifestyle choice", we need it and shouldn't be punishing people as they are left even further behind.
The CPI is a figure for price increases for the entire country but inflation effects every household differently. Someone may have a rental increase above inflation meaning their household has less money to be able to spend for a school uniform while their next door neighbour has been able to work some overtime and not had as large a rise in their rent. At the year of the year, one has had a better financial outcome than the other..... despite what the CPI for that year was.‘The officials said the changes may encourage “work-ready” beneficiaries to enter the workforce, however.’
Funny how the whole article focuses on the negative with a single line hidden in the middle about the positives…
Anyway I’ve read the whole article and it doesn’t explain how more people will no longer be able to afford a school uniform anymore - real material hardship. By definition if your benefit increases by inflation, then your purchasing power doesn’t go backwards. Explain please?
There is no official measure of inflation in NZ but the two major methods are: The ‘fixed line’ measure anchors the poverty line in a reference year, then adjusts it each survey with the Consumer Price Index. By this preferred govt definition if your increasing benefits by CPI fixed line then there will be no further poverty and a child can still afford the school uniform.
The more abstract ‘moving line’ or ‘relative’ measure, favoured by the left, which sets the poverty line as a proportion of the median income. By this measure it can only get worse with the proposed changes but has no relevance to the real world or if a child can afford a school uniform or not.
The ‘Material hardship’ measure is an actual real world measure used by stats NZ about how many of a list of essentials a family can afford. Under the proposed changes with benefits increasing by inflation this cannot get worse.
Convenient the whole article is based on the one abstract method and ignores the real world method. Almost like it’s deliberately biased and bordering on misinformation…
So yes the 13,000 is a nothing figure.
Yes, but policy works on averages with WINZ having options for people that get unexpected outcomes. (Accomodation supplements; one off major expense payments, etc).
People forget that actions by governments have unexpected consequences (or consequences that are expected but can then be weaponised against a group).Yes, but policy works on averages with WINZ having options for people that get unexpected outcomes. (Accomodation supplements; one off major expense payments, etc).
Someone could get a median pay based increase of $15pw, instead of inflation based $12pw and still get a $50pw rent increase which the neighbour next door doesn’t get.
That’s life under Labours out of control rental market.
- The huge increase in govt department employees - eg ministry of education had 500 employees 20 years ago and now have 4600 with worse outcomes. That’s not just about more employees, to keep busy they create copious amount of stupid paperwork for schools.
Start by getting rid of list MP’S- The huge increase in govt department employees - eg ministry of education had 500 employees 20 years ago and now have 4600 with worse outcomes.
- The majority of compliance related tasks (pool checks; building WOF independent IQP auditors, etc)
- the explosion of H&S requirements which is excessive and blowing budgets everywhere. The worst legislation for unintended consequences (I’m not anti H&S, it’s just overboard)
- half the people working in offices if they have admitted they can get the same amount done in 4 days
- council staff - the average manager has something like 4 staff under them - halve the managers to 1:10
- halve the number of MP’s
- etc, etc, etc.
I can't think of any other worse grifters drinking at the public trough than these people.
Agreed. They are a waste of time and effort in the house.I can't think of any other worse grifters drinking at the public trough than these people.
Well maybe John Tamihere.
They have no one to represent other than the party and no accountability to the electorate.
The other thing about the list is that you get a bunch of has been MPs who will probably lose their electorate seat in a swing, who switch to the list in the hope they are high enough or senior enough to avoid the bloodbath. Pathetic.
Note to file: This rant is cross bench
Mate, you might as well post the Act party manifesto 10 times a day.- The huge increase in govt department employees - eg ministry of education had 500 employees 20 years ago and now have 4600 with worse outcomes. That’s not just about more employees, to keep busy they create copious amount of stupid paperwork for schools.
- The majority of compliance related tasks (pool checks; building WOF independent IQP auditors, etc)
- the explosion of H&S requirements which is excessive and blowing budgets everywhere. The worst legislation for unintended consequences (I’m not anti H&S, it’s just overboard)
- half the people working in offices if they have admitted they can get the same amount done in 4 days
- council staff - the average manager has something like 4 staff under them - halve the managers to 1:10
- legislation/ red tape staffing requirement. Eg resource consents, etc. The courts say one of many reasons they are so far behind is because the judges have to read every word of 30 page cultural reports)
- halve the number of MP’s
- etc, etc, etc.
It's a rort.
Has the season started?
And not to mention infrastructure!
‘Could’ ‘unable to rule out’ and Labours maintenance issues.The cuts are starting to have consequences;
Govt’s spending cuts could force NZDF to defer necessary maintenance
It comes as attrition continues to "hollow out" the Defence Force.www.nzherald.co.nz
Police Commissioner unable to rule out job losses amid Govt’s spending cuts
Training 500 new officers in two years is "ambitious" according to the Commissioner.
Trains cancelled, delayed, across Auckland
KiwiRail said it will be undertaking an 'aggressive plan' to fix the track.
Just so people like me can get a tax cut I don't need.
Trains not running because of apparent heat issues on a few kilometres section of track is somehow because the new Government is going to be following treasury's advice and reigning in the out of control, unsustainable spending from the previous government?
