One man's story: How a 'tough' benefit system costs us all thousands of dollars

PLUS: Flexible working's contribution to the drive to reduce inequality

We’ve made this bulletin free for all to read because we want its messages to get out far and wide. The first item comes from Paul Stevenson, a Wellingtonian whose recent battle with WINZ reveals the inadequacies and inefficiencies of our welfare system. A failure to invest in a system that works properly, or treats beneficiaries as people deserving goo…