Justice for those unlawfully denied benefits due to redundancy pay
Auckland Action Against Poverty is calling on the Government to proactively backpay people who have been unlawfully denied a benefit because they were receiving redundancy pay
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AAAP celebrates end to sanctions on sole parents
Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP) welcomes the end to sanctions on sole parents by the Government, one which deducted up…
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Migrants need access to benefits considering COVID-19 crisis – AAAP
Auckland Action Against Poverty is calling on the Government to grant people who do not meet the residential requirements access…
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Not Enough Left For Beneficiaries In COVID-19 Govt Package – AAAP
Auckland Action Against Poverty is calling on the Government to do more for people dependent on income support in its…
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COVID-19 requires urgent fix to welfare system – AAAP
Auckland Action Against Poverty is calling on the Government to urgently make our welfare system fit-for-purpose to handle the effects…
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Welfare figures show urgent need for benefit level increase – AAAP
The latest figures by the Ministry on Social Development show that benefit sanctions are increasing and a record number of…
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Low-income families left out of $12billion infrastructure package – AAAP
The Government has spent the largest portion of its infrastructure package entrenching projects greenlighted by the previous Government, instead of…
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Organisations join call for harmful relationship rules to be scrapped – AAAP
On Monday 25th of November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, ActionStation, Child Poverty Action Group…
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Inaction on energy hardship hurting beneficiaries – AAAP
The Government’s response to the Electricity Price Review will do little to alleviate growing energy hardship that affects low-income communities. Auckland Action Against Poverty is calling for tangible action to reduce power prices, including putting an immediate end to late payment fees.
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Limited free lunches won’t offer solutions to core issue – AAAP
The Government’s announced today that it will trial the provision of free lunches for 30 schools in order to reduce…