20181009 designing for the majority Media release 9th October 2018 Designing for the Majority When we talk about paid work, we don’t concentrate on the few that rip off their boss or cheat on their taxes, as these are the minor few.  It is the same with beneficiaries...

Media Release 5th July 2018 BAS’ Vision for Beneficiaries (part 5): Reviews Beneficiaries get a very raw deal from dispute resolution compared to accident compensation claimants, according to Christchurch’s Beneficiary Advisory Service (“BAS”) on their fifth segment...

Media Release 29th May 2018 Urgent Action Still Needed for Beneficiaries We are pleased to see the Government has established an expert advisory group for the welfare overhaul.  However, changes they suggest are not likely to be made for a year or so yet, which...

Media Release 16th May 2018 BAS’ Vision for Beneficiaries (part 4): Individual Benefit Entitlement This is our fourth segment in our series of suggestions for the future based on our vast experience helping people on benefits. In addition to raising benefit levels, we...

Media release 7th May 2018 BAS’ Vision for Beneficiaries (part 3): Grant Levels This is our third segment in our series of suggestions for the future based on our vast experience helping people on benefits.  This suggestion is about grant levels and that the guideline...

Media release 23rd April 2018 BAS’ Vision for Beneficiaries (part 2): Benefit Levels This is our second segment in our series of suggestions for the future based on our vast experience helping people on benefits. Our main & most urgent suggestion for changes in the...

Media release 19th April 2018 BAS’ Vision for Beneficiaries (part 1): Attitudes We have been noticing positive change recently in society’s attitude towards beneficiaries.  This more positive view of the previously maligned group will lead to some much-needed changes...

Media Release 15th November 2017 Pleased with Direction “We are very pleased to see the new Government intends to scrap the 70A deduction which cuts the benefit of people refusing or unable to name the other parent,” says Rebecca Occleston speaker for Beneficiary...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   Last month, Rebecca Occleston of Beneficiary Advisory Service released an...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   There are a number of grants that Work and Income may be able to provide if...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   “I find many people are shocked by the poverty of others, but still blame...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   “We were very pleased to see some much-needed Welfare Policies proposed by...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   "We at BAS are saddened to hear that Metiria Turei has made the decision to...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   Hundreds of thousands of people have had their benefits paid a day late...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   There’s no point saying to someone with little to no education “Just get a...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   We have received an email from Work and Income and were asked to distribute...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   Human Poverty in NZ – it’s no joke! Today was April Fools’ Day, many...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   While some of us celebrate this traditional Day of Love with a Significant...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down! How they put you down: “With changes...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   “We have pointed out many times some of the issues that make it hard for...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   Parenting vs poverty There was a debate on “The Vote” earlier in the year...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   Affording Shoes I had bare feet this morning in support of Child Poverty...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   We have seen the announcement that the Government has made about what...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   Paula Bennett has stated she found herself pregnant at 17 but “I didn’t...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   “I was a bit disturbed by the Government calling for increased attendance...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   There is a collection of National Advocacy Groups in NZ including...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   The Government is proposing to make benefits dependent on the perceived...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   Along with just about every other organisation who made a submission to the...

Home BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   BAS is a free service helping people on benefits and low incomes with problems with welfare   I read a comment on an article recently criticising a woman for having 6...