PREAMBLE

Many New Zealand families include a disabled person. But if an immediate family member is not disabled then there is a likely hood that a cousin, aunt, or nephew is disabled and requires day to day supervision. By that I mean the disabled person is dependent upon others for support. This is the situation with my wife Sheryl, who suffers from Resinual Schizophrenia - no motivation. She is solely dependent upon the State for all her financial needs and is dependent upon myself for her day to day care and in home treatment.

Work and Income NZ's primary purpose has been to save the government money by disadvantaging the disadvantaged; by ensuring as many persons as possible who require assistance over and above the basic benefit - a sickness or invalid's benefit - are refused the help needed to cope better with their disability.

Rarely has Work and Income's cleverly designed ploys to deny sick and disabled persons their legal and medical entitlements been brought into the light of public observation and debate. Newspapers are loathe to print cases in point - probably because every page of the newspaper would be filled with stories of Work and Income's appalling denial of assistance to disabled people.

This is evidenced by the many thousands of deserving people who, through no fault of their own, are forced to live in a state of paucity until they die. It is an indictment on the New Zealand government which has clearly given its approval to Work and Income NZ to employ all sorts of trick-dickey stuff to ensure disabled persons remain in poverty, and as a consequence they remain destitute, unhappy, and almost none recover from their ailment.

It is a fact that most disabled people who approach Work and Income for assistance do not get their entitlements. Pam Corkery, just after leaving parliament, said that the response from Work and Income to a beneficiary's request for assistance was similar to "walking through a minefield." How true.

Most people who approach Work and Income for assistance and are knocked back for some reason will often never apply again. They feel too humiliated or believe that they have done all within their power to obtain help.

They remain living in deficient dwelling's and unhealthy circumstances because Work and Income NZ refused to give them assistance. Often, the reason for refusing assistance is not valid, but the beneficiary is unaware of this because he is ignorant of those allowances and grants to which he is entitled., and the criteria under which they are granted. The money saved in this manner is given to WINZ employees by way of bonus's. (where else could bonus money come from). No wonder staff deny assistance to disabled persons at every opportunity.

Government's encourages this 'dog eat dog' culture. Darren Hughes, a 26 year old Labour Member of Parliament for Horowhenua, reflects this attitude. The message I received from his secretary a couple of weeks ago, and from Mr Hughes during two interviews, was that legislation means nothing where disability entitlements are concerned. Misleading statements, diversionary tactics, in fact anything to ensure that legislation which makes provision for assistance; are not followed.

There is ample provision in legislation to enable disabled persons to live with dignity, comfort, security and happiness. However, to ensure this does not become a reality for disabled persons Work and Income bosses are constantly revising their coggery and unwritten policies in order to deny assistance to the disabled. For too long thousands of deserving people have been refused essential financial help. Each passing day a disabled person is 'thrown out' of a WINZ office without the assistance he had hoped for, and which he should have received.

Remember!!

“We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6.12

The above scripture would apply to almost all aspects of our present life in respect of many political decisions and the secret 'quiet word' given and shared amongst those in power so that the great satanic influence of this Antichrist system (anti person system) will come to fruition at an appointed time.

A time when men, woman and children all over the world will be required to give allegiance to a New World Order.

Conceived by Satan, the evil plans of the coming new world government are even now being implemented. And will continue to be carried out by unwitting politicians, organisations and the 'Christian' churches upon the ordinary bloke and his family.

Freedoms as we know them today will be taken away. Obey the New world Order or starve will be the order of the day. You may be imprisoned or even put to death. “Take the Mark or else” will be the command from those who will rule the world.

Work and Income NZ wasn't set up to assist needy persons, rather it has been created for the primary purpose of denying as many people as possible access to legislation which confirms their financial entitlements.

To this end staff are not discouraged from misleading an applicant and, if necessary lie to a needy person who dares to approach them for help. The word 'bludger' is the label Work and Income staff attach to all who apply for assistance over and above the meagre basic benefit.

From the moment an applicant signs an application for further assistance every conceivable obstacle is placed at the feet of even the most needy to deter them from pursuing their lawful entitlement.

Example

The Fielding branch of Work and Income NZ has a new girl on the block. Jill Tait, (also known as Jill Topia) a Service Centre Manager. She recently cancelled an invalid beneficiary's transport-disability allowance deemed as essential by the medical profession and ruled valid by several Benefit Review Tribunal's. (Committees).

On the 23rd of April 1998, it was determined by the Social Security Appeal Authority that Sheryl, my wife, a 47 year old (now 62) had lost her independent function due to Resinual Schizophrenia (chronic lack of motivation) and was declared a disabled person under 69C of the Social Security Act 1964.

The Judge awarded Sheryl, 54kms a week travel costs to visit her 97 year old father who lived in Wellington. The Appeal Authority also awarded her other transport disability costs. This enabled her husband to provide and sustain in-home treatment for his wife. (Although the allowable cost was 42 cents a km, Work and Income only paid 30% of that 42cents; about 12.6 cents a km)

These are the transport activities allowed by the Social Security Appeal Authority.

a.    Transport to visit a relative or friend.

b.    Transport to a recreational facility.

c.    Transport to buy clothing.

d.    Transport (drives) for the purpose of relaxation.

e.    Transport to buy groceries.

f.     Transport to chemist.

Shortly afterward, for economic reasons, we moved to the Horowhenua.

Our sole income is the Married rate of invalids benefit, and we had undergone annual Invalid Benefit reviews each year for the next five years. Everything was fine. Sheryl was receiving the treatment needed to keep her reasonably stable.

A few months ago, Jill Tait (Jill Topia) the Feilding Service Centre Manager, decided that she would take over as Case Manager for the couple.

On 21 August last, Sheryl's Invalids Benefit was due for its annual review. As usual her medical Practitioner stated on the WINZ Disability Certificate that Transport relating to her disabilities were still necessary and of therapeutic value for Sheryl's disability of Resinual Schizophrenia (no motivation).

It was expected to be a mere formality that the transport-disability costs would remain as in previous years. However, Jill Tait, without warning, wrote to Sheryl on the 15 September 2004, to say that ALL her transport-disability allowable costs were cancelled from that day. (other than visits to her doctor)

Work and Income NZ also thought it appropriate to over-rule another judicial decision. This ruling allowed Sheryl $29 a month toward Telecom's 'Favorite Places' rental plan which enabled Sheryl to telephone her 103 year old father during off peak hours and talk with him for as long as she liked. Now, Sheryl will be unable to telephone her dad almost every night as she did before. Both will miss out on the opportunity to speak to each other on a regular basis.

Sheryl is aware that her father's time is running out, and is trying to come to terms with the fact that she will no longer be able to visit her centenarian dad as often as before - thanks to the Service Centre Manager at Feilding Work and Income NZ.

Another interesting aspect of this story is that Sheryl's current renewal date was 21 August 2004. However, Work and Income New Zealand waited until 15 September before informing Sheryl that it had cancelled all her transport-disability allowances needed for her treatment, and Telecom's Favourite Places allowance without there being a change of circumstances.

And that the cancellations were to take effect on 15th September 04 - Sheryl's 60th birthday.

Link to:

Benefit Review Committee a farce

Deception-name of the game

Duk-here's Bea!

Duk-here's Jill!

Elderly deceived - part one

Elderly deceived - part two

Elderly deceived - part three

Elderly deceived - part four

Misinformation

Poor crushed

Service centre managers

Superannuates misled part 1

Superannuates misled part 2

Temporary Additional Support – T.A.S.

The lie

Tricky-dickey stuff

WINZ – bullies