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Category Archives: Politics

Life after WINZ: Week One

Posted on July 19, 2019 by writehanded — 2 Comments ↓

Technically, this will be the second week I do not get a welfare payment. I… cannot overstate the changes in my life.

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, Politics, WINZ/IRD | 2 Comments ↓

“Love has consequences” – why I’ve lost my benefit

Posted on July 5, 2019 by writehanded — 19 Comments ↓

As of this week, I don’t qualify for a benefit. Why? Did I suddenly get healthy enough to work fulltime? Did a distant cousin leave me their millions in Apple Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, Politics, WINZ/IRD | 19 Comments ↓

The WEAG Report: What was the point?

Posted on May 16, 2019 by writehanded — 2 Comments ↓

The report on recommended changes to our welfare system is now public. So far, the government response is, to be blunt, piss poor. So will it actually change anything?

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, Politics, WINZ/IRD | 2 Comments ↓

The right to understand

Posted on April 30, 2019 by writehanded — 2 Comments ↓

The Ministry of Justice might be set to review the way we request information from any government department. I wrote about this under the headline The Right To Know, but Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, Politics, WINZ/IRD | 2 Comments ↓

Write, delete, rinse, repeat

Posted on April 12, 2019 by writehanded — 5 Comments ↓

In my years of blogging I’ve tackled a lot of personal topics. I did that because I believe in talking about shit, even if it makes me vulnerable. Because when Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Feminism, Financial hardship, Mental health, Politics, WINZ/IRD | 5 Comments ↓

The Right To Know

Posted on April 4, 2019 by writehanded — Leave a reply

The Ministry of Justice may be about to overhaul the Official Information Act, which determines the release of public information. They want your feedback on how the OIA is working Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, Politics, WINZ/IRD | Leave a reply

The secret clause WINZ doesn’t talk about

Posted on February 21, 2019 by writehanded — 7 Comments ↓

Like something out of a badly written B grade movie, Section 66A sounds boring, and it also sounds like something a lawyer would uncover at the final hour before a Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, Politics, WINZ/IRD | 7 Comments ↓

2018 retro(/intro)(/per)spective

Posted on December 14, 2018 by writehanded — Leave a reply

My immediate response when I try to search the Mines of Moria of my memory is usually a 404 error, and trying to think about the whole past year crashed Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Feminism, Mental health, Poetry, Politics, Rebel Girl Reads, Uncategorised, WINZ/IRD, Writing and books | Leave a reply

The ultimate importance of kindness

Posted on November 8, 2018 by writehanded — Leave a reply

A few days ago I attended a funeral. I’ve been trying for weeks to write something about kindness and why it matters. Everything seems trite, not enough, or like it Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Feminism, Financial hardship, Politics | Leave a reply

Turn the system the right way up

Posted on October 13, 2018 by writehanded

This week I went to a public forum hosted by the Welfare Expert Advisory Group, the panel appointed to advise the government on creating a fair welfare system. 

Posted in About illness, Politics, WINZ/IRD

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