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submitted 2 years ago by absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

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[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago

Do you qualify for disability allowance? If you go to the doctor regularly, you might be able to get it covered.

[-] liv@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago

I have a disability allowance, but you are only allowed costs related directly to your disability so 4 visits per year - ordinary stuff like lung infections and breast lumps are not included.

Unfortunately untreated infections tend to make my underlying condition worse so I'm kind of over a barrel.

I will ask for it to be updated (you have to provide receipts and doctor signatures for each thing). Updating is a bit dicey because sometimes other things drop off due to clerical error. Also, they seem to pride themselves on only paying partial costs, e.g if the medicine costs $19 they might pay you $11.

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago

Ah that sucks. My experiences with WINZ are that things could be a lot simpler but they almost seem designed to be unnecessarily dificult.

[-] liv@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah you're right, it's partly the design, KPIs, and lack of transparency, but I think it's also an institutional culture of lack of accountability - staff aren't trained very well, but they also feel free to act arbitrarily. I've witnessed behaviour that would have got the staff member a written warning at my former workplace (an institution).

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago

I have an actionable plan to disestablish WINZ, all the government needs to do is ask 😆

[-] liv@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago
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