Welfare recipients - Housing
Interview with Frank Clarke
Date: 1 Mar 1993 - 01 Mar 1993
From: Te Roopu Rawakore o Aotearoa oral history project
By: Clarke, Frank, active 1990-1993
Reference: OHInt-0662/12
Description: Frank Clarke recalls being secretary of Trades Council and formation of the Combined Beneficiaries Union (CBU) due to increase in unemployment and redundancies. Recalls that issues at the time included: housing and solo parents. Mentions Homestart loans and mortgages payment problems and health issues due to hospital cuts. Talks about Benefits Cuts campaign in Dec 1990-1991 and Get rid of the Government Rally. Discusses current state of the trade union movement. Mentions: Shirlee Casey, Syd Pilkington, Ann Stubbs-Batten, Dave McCallum, Johnny Mitchell, Jack Friel, Joe Ivens, Fred Ashton and Paul Blair. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Karen Davis Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-010380 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3525.
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Date: 1993
From: Walker, Malcolm 1950- :Sunday News cartoons. 2 May - 13 June 1993
Reference: H-122-003
Description: Shows an official of the Department of Social Welfare speaking to a family living in a derelict car, who are cooking sausages over a camp fire. Refers to the inability of many beneficiaries to pay market rents and to the forthcoming general election Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).