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Govt needs to recover nearly $1 billion - benefisharies. 8 December 2010
- Date
- 2010
- Reference
- DCDL-0016282
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Shows a fish covered in '$' symbols staring in horror at a large fish hook. Text above reads 'Govt needs to recover nearly $1 billion' and a further word reads 'beneFISHaries'. A second version has the text read 'Govt needs to recover nearly $1 billion due to ministry mistakes'. A third version is the same as the second but has the fish say 'Could this be from the Minister Paula Bennettficiaries?' And a fourth version does not show the fish but instead shows a sign reading 'Ministry of Social Development... GONE BENEFISHIN' with text above reading 'Govt. needs to recover nearly $1 billion'. Refers to ONE News revealing that beneficiaries owe the Ministry of Social Development nearly $1 billion in unpaid debt. The total includes recoverable assistance of about $410 million, fraud about $65 million and an outstanding overpayments balance of $454 million which the ministry is trying to get back. Nearly half of that money is lent for essential and immediate needs like clothing and car repairs. Nine years ago WINZ lent $21,918 to beneficiaries for emergency clothing. This year the figure is more than three times higher at $72,187. The $12, 231 WINZ lent for emergency car repairs 9 years ago is now ten times higher at $127,700.
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- Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers / Winter, Mark, 1958- :[Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers]
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Govt needs to recover nearly $1 billion - benefisharies. 8 December 2010. Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers. Ref: DCDL-0016282. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22704760More information can be found in our terms of use.