Other coverage:
- The Spinoff: Food banks get $6m funding boost as cost of living continues to bite
- NBR: Petrol and public transport cost to go up for many
- Otago Daily Times: Govt gives $6m boost to food bank providers
And the Greens’ press release in response to this: Food Banks Are Not The Solution
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Of course the greens took the opportunity to push their nutty ideas.
I don’t even make $730 in hand, and I work full time for well above minimum wage. How is paying a single parent that much even remotely sustainable?