Auckland Action Against Poverty

Auckland Action Against Poverty is calling on the Government to increase abatement thresholds and lift benefits to liveable levels to…

In a week alone there was an increase of about 10,000 people now relying on welfare to get by. As…

Auckland Action Against Poverty is urging the Government to introduce permanent measures to safeguard people from the effects of COVID-19…

The Salvation Army State of the Nation report calling for benefit level increases and public housing confirms what frontline advocates,…

Figures showing that the housing waiting list has reached a record 14,500 households demonstrates that the Government’s investment towards building…

“The National Party’s proposal to cut gang’s members benefit if they can’t prove they don’t have illegal income or assets…

Statistics New Zealand’s latest report highlights that people on the benefit have been disproportionately hit by increased living costs, compared…

The Government’s announcement that it will wipe the Ministry of Social Development debt accumulated as a result of wrongful evictions…

Auckland Action Against Poverty is calling on the Ministry of Social Development to increase the amount people can obtain through…

Housing Minister Phil Twyford has conceded that the Government is unlikely to meet its Kiwibuild targets of 1,000 new Kiwibuild…