Opinion - Relief over a boost for Whaikaha is tempered by disappointment that flexibility for individualised funding was not restored, Chris Ford writes.
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The coalition government is delivering on its commitment to ease the cost-of-living by increasing main benefit rates in line with inflation and ensuring the Minimum Family Tax Credit threshold remains aligned with this change, Social Development .