27-03-2023, 05:59 PM
The point is that while beneficiaries can borrow from WINZ, they must first jump through the necessary hoops to be eligible; then from an income already insufficient to meet their needs they must repay that. This is well nigh impossible for those whose income is already stretched to breaking point.
What's needed is benefits which are able to cover at least basic needs - more fairness all round. There are always going to be some unscrupulous landlords just as there will always be some unscrupulous tenants.
What's needed is benefits which are able to cover at least basic needs - more fairness all round. There are always going to be some unscrupulous landlords just as there will always be some unscrupulous tenants.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)