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When a south Auckland boy s parents could not care for him, his grandmother and aunt took over. They were entitled to financial help to care for the baby, but MSD did not tell them.
Now social worker Alastair Russell is battling for the family to get the thousands of dollars in allowances owed to them. There s no doubt about the stress, the boy s aunt Lucy told
Checkpoint. The stress level is at the top of my head, probably even beyond that, but it s just my love for him. I wouldn t change my life for him, I wouldn t change anything about it. If I had to do it again I d definitely do it again, she said.