A Ministry of Social Development apology - and a promise to do better.

A review has found more than 30-thousand cases, where benefits and payments were wrongly suspended.

They included Winter Energy Payments, with beneficiaries told - in error - to confirm their circumstances to stay eligible.

Paperwork and processing delays as a high number of people did what they were told to - also caused benefits to stop.

Constitutional law expert Graeme Edgeler shares his thoughts with Ryan Bridge. 

A Ministry of Social Development apology - and a promise to do better.
A review has found more than 30-thousand cases, where benefits and payments were wrongly suspended.
They included Winter Energy Payments, with beneficiaries told - in error - to confirm their circumstances to stay eligible.
Paperwork and processing delays as a high number of people did what they were told to - also caused benefits to stop.
Constitutional law expert Graeme Edgeler shares his thoughts with Ryan Bridge.&nbsp;

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Graeme Edgeler: Constitutional law expert on an MSD review which found more than 30-thousand cases, where benefits and payments were wrongly suspended

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