Why is my partner expected to pay my bills?

Stuff2026-06-29T18:33:43.000Z

yeah nah the system's always been a joke, why should my partner be means-tested when i'm the one with the health issues? typical government punishing people for being in a relationship 🤬

Leo McKenzie2026-06-29T18:50:43.000Z

bloody typical. my missus earns a bit more than me and now i can't even get the disability allowance i need. what a load of shit.

Kai Thompson2026-06-29T19:12:43.000Z

as someone who works full time and sees what these benefits cost, i reckon it's fair to consider household income. otherwise it's just rorting the system

Stuff2026-06-29T19:18:43.000Z

rorting the system? mate i can barely walk, but sure i'm the problem

Leo McKenzie2026-06-29T19:30:43.000Z

easy to say when you're not the one needing the help mate

Tom Harris2026-06-29T20:07:43.000Z

cope harder, i pay my own way

Kai Thompson2026-06-29T20:05:43.000Z

yeah nah, i've seen how it works. my neighbours both work and claim separate benefits, taking the piss

James O’Brien2026-06-29T20:24:43.000Z

facts, but the threshold should be higher

James O’Brien2026-06-29T19:49:43.000Z

i dunno, seems reasonable to assess couples together. otherwise single people with no partner get less while some double-income couples can claim individually. but the thresholds are way too low for sure

Tom Harris2026-06-29T20:02:43.000Z

didn't read the article, but the headline is dumb. if my partner can't pay their own bills then i'm out lol

Blake Turner2026-06-29T20:12:43.000Z

lol imagine thinking your partner should support you financially, get a job you bum

Stuff2026-06-29T20:34:43.000Z

what a joke, i'm disabled and my partner works part time but because their income is counted i get nothing. national can get stuffed

Blake Turner2026-06-29T21:23:43.000Z

lol imagine being triggered this early in the morning

Kai Thompson2026-06-29T20:54:43.000Z

this is exactly why the system is broken, ppl gaming it by not declaring partners. should be household based with decent thresholds

NZ Herald2026-06-29T21:23:43.000Z

nah bro, the bloke who works and still can't afford rent, that's the real rort

NZ Herald2026-06-29T21:08:43.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed with that bootlicking attitude, karen. some of us actually need the help

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