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Boon was diagnosed with Friedreich s Ataxia when he was 17. As the disease progressed it made walking and talking increasingly harder, and also affected his hearing. That’s where my people were: the creatives and the outspoken. But it was the welfare system, in part, that eventually forced me to leave. I worked for as long as I could as an administrator at the Ministry of Health, between 2015 and 2017, before my mental health became too bad to continue. At the time my degenerative neurological condition was progressing. A trusted friend in the disability community visited me a few weeks later and found that I’d been living off savings because I couldn’t face going back to Work and Income.
Millions spent weekly in Rotorua on supplements to help pay rent
27 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
7 minutes to read
An increasing number of Bay renters are under financial pressure amid the housing crisis and needing more assistance from Work and Income. Photo / Getty Images
An increasing number of Bay renters are under financial pressure amid the housing crisis and needing more assistance from Work and Income. Photo / Getty Images
Rotorua Daily Post
Nearly $3 million a week is being spent helping thousands of people in the Bay of Plenty keep a roof over their heads amid the region s deepening housing crisis. Thousands across the region qualify for
Millions spent weekly in Bay of Plenty on supplements to help pay rent
27 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
6 minutes to read Social Development and Employment Minister Carmel Sepuloni. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
Nearly $3 million a week is being spent helping thousands of people in the Bay of Plenty keep a roof over their heads amid the region s deepening housing crisis. Thousands across the region qualify for the Accommodation Supplement – a non-taxable benefit to help pay for rent, board or the costs of owning a home.
Nearly $3m a week is being paid to help pay for housing costs in the Bay of Plenty. Photo / Getty Images