MSD disability allowance New Zealand – the article in The Press I was surprised — and slightly amused — to discover this morning that an opinion piece I wrote about the MSD disability allowance New Zealand had appeared in The Press. I had no advance notice, but someone from the Diamond Harbour Facebook page kindly … Continue reading MS(D) Gets on My Nerves
Thankfully my WINZ experience ended before I went completely round the bend. Maybe I got sucked in by the TV commercials saturating Australian television promising “peace of mind in times of uncertainty and stress” or possibly I experienced an uncharacteristic attack of astute financial foresight. Either way, I was grateful that I decided when I … Continue reading A Word (or two) About Income Protection Insurance
The title of this post might suggest that I’ve been away on an IT course for a week and whilst that prospect doesn’t fill me with uncontained excitement, it would be infinitely better than the ‘IT’ that I’m referring to. This ‘IT’ should really have an SH in front it … Saturday 14th January The … Continue reading A WEEK OF IT
I don’t think I’ve ever filled out so many forms in such a short space of time in my entire life. Even without taking into account the absurd volume of written material required by WINZ, it seems that once you have a disability almost everyone you deal with requires you to produce an extraordinary amount … Continue reading Forms, Forms and More Forms
Things were slowly getting better now that I was back home and starting to come to terms with living with a disability. Now I just had to tackle WINZ. Work and Income New Zealand is the branch of the Ministry of Social Development in charge of providing financial assistance and employment services throughout New Zealand. … Continue reading The Unfathomable World of WINZ
