Bridges call for tough sanctions out of touch with evidence – Auckland Action Against Poverty
National Party leader Simon Bridges has called for tougher benefit sanctions after reports by the Ministry of Social Development highlighted…
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No Govt solution to high rents as accommodation supplement costs skyrocket – AUCKLAND ACTION AGAINST POVERTY
Figures obtained through the Official Information Act shows the Government is spending over $27 million a week helping 292,006 people…
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Māori and Pasifika children twice as likely to face food deprivation, report. – Auckland Action Against Poverty
The Child Poverty Monitor 2018 released today shows one in five kids are facing food deprivation. The report also highlights…
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Child poverty report a call for urgent welfare reform – Auckland Action Against Poverty
The Child Poverty Monitor 2018 report points out one in five kids are living without access to food. People on…
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Rapid rent increases a product of bipartisan inaction – AAAP
The median nationwide rent has gone up $20 a week over the past two month, a rapid increase that is…
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HNZ does not know how many homeless due to meth tests – Auckland Action Against Poverty
In an interview with One News, Housing New Zealand admitted to not knowing how many people are still homeless after…
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Simon Bridges’ rhetoric on welfare is irresponsible – Auckland Action Against Poverty
National Party leader Simon Bridges, during an interview with The AM Show, recently vowed to reinstate any sanctions the Labour-led…
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Calls for MSD to end debt prosecutions against beneficiaries – Auckland Action Against Poverty
Auckland Action Against Poverty welcomes the High Court’s decision that says that loans are not income for social security purposes…
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Work and Income and Inland Revenue combine to wrongly demand debt repayments from parents
Parents who have had Family Tax Credit payments administered by Work and Income are now receiving letters from the…
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The Government’s Budget fails people on benefits – AAAP
The Labour led Government budget failed to deliver any meaningful changes to sole parents receiving a benefit. Their incomes will…