Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill

Someone asked on a Facebook page:

Could someone please tell me the best case scenario arising from all our collective efforts

This is what I answered:

No Social Obligations:

1. No compulsory ECE from age 3
2. No work requirement for home schooling mothers
3. No requirement to be enrolled with a General Practitioner.
4. No compulsory Well Child /Tamariki Ora Checks

I would like to write a bit more on all of these from my experience from my preparing for and being infront of the Select Committee. I think there is a lot more that the Select Committee needs to hear from many of us.

Other topics I want to explore as well are:

1. Vulnerable children
2.  Is New Zealand wanting to follow Sweden’s example
3. Australia’s law for beneficiaries and Media Release 13 – Australian Benefit Reforms Bow to Parents’ Rights
4. We do not want to have to apply for exemptions for keeping our children out of an ECE

I would like to write about each of these as I have time.

Summary of the Human Rights,  UN conventions and Berlin Declaration – December 10 is International Human Rights Day

1. Media Release 14 – Social Security Bill Is Unjustifiably Discriminatory, Says NZ Law Society
2. International Human Rights Day 10 December 2012
3. New Zealand, Sweden and the Johanssons

I talked to someone recently who is going to write out what he said during his Oral presentation and send it to all the MP’s on the Select Committee. This is a good idea especially if you were not happy with your presentation or ran out of time and didn’t say all you wanted to. Or if after the experience you thought of new things or new answers to their questions that you would like to say, then say it in an email to the Select Committee. If you feel so inclined here are the email addresses:

Against the Bill at the 1st reading:

Jacinda Ardern, Jan Logie, Rajen Prasad and Su’a William Sio

jacinda.ardern@parliament.govt.nz, Jan.logie@parliament.govt.nz, rajen.prasad@parliament.govt.nz, sua.william.sio@parliament.govt.nz

Those who voted for the Bill at the 1st reading

Simon Bridges,  Melissa Lee,  Asenati Lole-Taylor , Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga, Tim Macindoe, Alfred Ngaro, and Mike
Sabin

s.bridges@ministers.govt.nz, melissa.lee@parliament.govt.nz, Asenati.Lole-Taylor@parliament.govt.nz, peseta.sam.lotu-iiga@parliament.govt.nz, tim.macindoe@parliament.govt.nz, Alfred.ngaro@parliament.govt.nz, mike.sabin@parliament.govt.nz

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Key links for presenting an oral submission

• Submissions published for the Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
• Presenting an oral submission to the Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
• Making an Oral Submission to the Select Committee
• Social Services Select Committee members

Please feel free to use any of these links to help you with your oral submission

Please feel free to repost, forward or pass on  this email

Please do so with the whole post. Thankyou

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Related Links:

• Home Educators happy with benefit revamp in Australia
• Kate’s oral submission and some questions
• Presenting Oral Submission to Social Services Select Committee
• About Early Child Care in Sweden
• ECE linked to obesity in kids: study
• BERLIN DECLARATION
• Media Release 12 – Early Childhood Education Brings Social Drawbacks, Uncertain Benefits
• New Zealand Law Society Submission
• Australians have common sense where it seems our NZ Government does not
• ECE (Preschool) is no good for 4, 5 and possibly 6 year olds expert says
• Presenting an oral submission to the Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
• Social Services Select Committee members
• Barbara Smith’s submission
• Media Release 11 – Parents Are Responsible for Education, Says HEF National Director
• Media Release 10 – Preschool Associated With Social and Academic Disadvantage
• A Bit of Political Advice to Home Educators by Craig Smith
• Samuel Blight’s submission
• Home Education Foundation’s submission
• Media Release 9 – Social Security Bill Should Treat Home Education as a Legitimate Choice
• Media Release 8 – Social Security Bill Will Cause Real Hardship to Real People
• Family Integrity’s submission
• Media Release 7 – Paula Bennett’s One-Size-Fits-All Approach Leaves Parents With No Options
• 2nd letter from Paula Bennett to Barbara Smith
• Why should I put a submission into the Select Committee about the beneficiaries?
• Media Release 6 – Social Security Bill Will Punish Responsible Parents Who ‘Can’t Be Bought’
• Beneficiaries: Policy and Law
• 66 Submissions
• Submission: Trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, slavery and deception
• Media Release 5 – Beneficiary Parents “Not Able to Home School” Under Social Security Bill
• Media Release 4 – Social Security Bill Targets Responsible Parents for Toughest Penalties
• Letter from Paula Bennett to Samuel Blight
• Opinion Piece in Truth
• Possible timeline for Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
• Media Release 3 – Social Security Bill’s ECE Obligations Breach Human Rights
• Media Release 2 – Vulnerable Children Not Benefited By Social Security Bill
• Media Release 1 – Social Security Bill Coerces Parents, Removes Freedom
• Make a submission: Reject compulsory Early Education for 3 year olds
• Some of the main links
• Comment on Q+A: Social Development Minister Paula Bennett
• Human Rights in New Zealand Today: The right to education
• Raymond S. Moore on Early Childhood Centres
• Should preschool be compulsory?
• TVNZ One this morning Q&A with Paula Bennett
• Maxim Institute: What is best for children?
• HUGE Concerns over the Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
• Letter from Paula Bennett concerning beneficaries and home education to Barbara Smith
• Toby Manhire on Benefit-slaying Nats starting to look plain nasty
• Linking welfare to preschool attendance a world first
• New Update on: How will the new Social obligations which will be required of all beneficiary parents effect home schoolers?
• How will the new Social obligations which will be required of all beneficiary parents effect home schoolers?