Elderly man has benefit payments cut after 29 years
![Elderly man has benefit payments cut after 29 years](http://media.apn.co.nz/webcontent/image/jpg/201618/707aa3e3bf6cdd3db2b22a383afdf6fb32b68550_70x71.jpg?media_subtype_id=16|caption=Setefano Va'a is almost totally deaf and is cared for by his niece's family.)
An 81-year-old man who has been on welfare for 29 years has had his benefit stopped because Work and Income has belatedly decided that he didn't meet residency requirements.
Samoan-born Setefano Va'a ...