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Donate to Laurie's campaign
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Liveable Incomes - Social Security Amendment Bill submission guide - Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
Why does this matter? Everyone should be treated with dignity and respect, but the Government is imposing new restrictions, sanctions, and cuts on the welfare system. The Government has introduced legislation inflicting new punitive sanctions on people who receive a benefit and making them re-apply twice as often to keep the payments that they need. MAKE A SUBMISSION The new sanctions include ‘money management’, where 50% of someone’s income is put on a payment card that can only be... -
Liveable incomes for all - Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
Everyone should be treated with dignity and respect, but the Government is imposing new restrictions, sanctions, and cuts on the welfare system. They don’t know what it’s like to need the support of Work and Income, and you can tell by the unfair decisions they are making. We need the Government to hear the stories of people who deal with our unfair and untrusting welfare system every week. We are planning to develop a resource about what your rights are and... -
Generate hope and resource our movement
Despite best efforts to divide us, the Government has ended up creating the strongest showings of unity I’ve ever seen in my lifetime. But they’ve still got big money on their side, and another nearly two years in which they intend to continue shredding progress and hope. When we stand together, the people are a force that cannot be ignored. Let's make this a one-term government. -
He Ara Anamata
Welcome to He Ara Anamata The seeds of the system we deserve, a world entirely within our grasp if regular people realise our shared power to change everything. READ A SUMMARY HERE READ HE ARA ANAMATA HERE READ OUR FULL GREEN BUDGET Together, we can build a future for Aotearoa that puts people and planet first. This requires ambitious economic transformation, unlocking a world of new potential that sees everyone thrive -including Papatūānuku. Climate change is already being... -
Liveable Incomes
By sharing your stories, we will work with our comms team and journalists to help spotlight the injustices of the current system in the media. This will put pressure on the Government to recognise that the real problem isn't people on benefits, it's the Coalition's punitive political choices that keep people in poverty. It will also help many New Zealanders who are not receiving a benefit understand the human impact of sanctions. Scroll down to answer the survey! We will...