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The Truth About Single Parents

July 20, 2014 By motheradmin

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

Filed Under: Blog, Single Parents Tagged With: DPB, single parents, solo parents

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