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| Subject: Awww, Defeated NZ MPs entitled to taxpayer-funded therapy sessions Sat Aug 09, 2014 12:19 am | |
| Defeated MPs, struggling to cope with an election loss, are entitled to four taxpayer-funded therapy sessions, a guide for ex-politicians reveals.
It lists all the entitlements departing members can claim after they resign, or are kicked out of office. And included in the benefits are four sessions of confidential counselling by Auckland-based Stratos. The guide provides a number for 24-hour help.
Outgoing MPs can claim the therapy between election day on September 20 and October 4, when the results are formally declared by the Electoral Commission.
The cost of the sessions are not given, but an hour of therapy usually costs between $100 and $150.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10365654/Taxpayers-pay-for-MPs-counselling |
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