New Zealand’s Ministry of Social Development sparked outrage after admitting it told thousands struggling with hunger that food wasn’t an “essential need”—a policy error applied over 8,000 times in six years. While officials claim less than 1% of applications were misclassified and most grants are still approved, frontline charities call the situation “diabolical,” as more people face rejection for reasons like “could have been foreseen” or “contributed to their need.” With demand for food aid rising and emergency budgets vanishing, the system’s cracks are widening for those living paycheck to paycheck—or benefit to benefit.
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