MAHAREY ACCUSES NATIONAL AND ACT OF 'RANK HYPOCRISY'	>>

Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey accuses National Opposition of "rank hypocrisy" over eligibility for the Community Services Card. "When the National Party was in Government the Community Services Card threshold was never adjusted to reflect CPI adjustments to benefits."

COMMUNITY SERVICES CARD FACT SHEET	>>

"I am today releasing a fact sheet which sets out the background to the recent decision by the Government to ensure that recipients of New Zealand Superannuation would not lose their entitlement to the Community Services Card as a consequence of the increase in NZS rates on 1 April 2001. "The Government has not made any change to the Community Services Card thresholds ...