Well done WINZ

According to the Herald on Sunday sacked Auckland University professor Paul Buchanan thought he needed to visit WINZ.

He said he had visited Work and Income New Zealand to apply for the dole, but gave up on it because the $178 a week was "not worth my while" and he thought the questioning too intrusive.

So he didn't need to visit after all. If $178 isn't worth his while then he isn't on his arse. Which is what a safety net is about. I am very pleased he was sent to a course along with "some other men who looked like they had been on the drink for many years"

This is exactly the sort of process Work and Income should be using because it helps those who desperately need advise and job-seeking skills and it deters those who really don't need the dole. Well done WINZ.