These are quotes from mums' experiences on the DPB: For Mums that are on the DPB, it is extremely stressful - it is no wonder that single mums are so at-risk of Postnatal Depression. If you have been a mum on the DPB, what has your experience been? … [Read more...] about By Mums on the DPB
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The Truth About Single Parents
The Media I don't know when I became aware of the media-bashing of single parents on the Domestic Purposes Benefit but with a conservative leaning and a monopoly on media by stuff.co.nz and the NZ Herald, it was probably around about the time of National's Welfare Reforms. At that time the cost of the DPB to the current Government was emphasized and how they could cut those costs became a priority and a focus of media attention. Those welfare reforms meant that Domestic Purpose Beneficiaries … [Read more...] about The Truth About Single Parents
