Budget 2026 Child Poverty Failure: CPAG
The Government lowered its child poverty bar and Budget 2026 still cannot clear it. Now public housing families are being asked to pay more.
Child Poverty Action Group
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CPAG Urges Government To Fix Structural Issues In Education, Work & Income Policy Instead Of Punishing 18–19-Year-Olds – Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is today releasing a new commentary: Children Can’t Eat a Promise: Rethinking the EducationtoEmployment “Silver…
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Government Takes Fight Against Poverty To People In Poverty – Child Poverty Action Group
New figures from the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) today show the Government thinks it can sanction its way out…
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CPAG Calls On Ministers To Reverse Lunch Cuts With Budget Bid – Child Poverty Action Group
The Child Poverty Action Group is urging senior Government Ministers to put children first and find the money needed to…
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Govt Announces No Christmas For Children In Persistent Poverty For The Next 10 Years – Child Poverty Action Group
Louise Upston, Minister for Child Poverty Reduction has set New Zealand’s first persistent child poverty reduction target at one per…
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CPAG Disappointed Child Poverty Reduction Minister Rejected Official Advice To Get NZ Back On Track To Meet Targets
A recently released Treasury briefing reveals that Louise Upston, Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, rejected official advice that would get…
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Anti-Poverty Groups Urge New Minister For Disability Issues To Reverse Funding Cuts – Child Poverty Action Group
Anti-poverty groups are urging new Minister for Disability Issues Louise Upston to immediately reverse funding cuts to respite for carers…
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CPAG: PM Luxon On Track To Break Election Promise On Child Poverty
Latest child poverty statistics that show an extra 23,400 children are living in material hardship are a stark warning for…
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Warning For Next Government Of Hunger And Health Problems Plaguing Kiwi Children – Child Poverty Action Group
Six groups working at the front line of child poverty say the next government needs to show it is serious…
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National’s Childcare Tax Credit Lacks Vision, Doesn’t Put Children At The Heart Of The Policy – CPAG
National’s FamilyBoost policy fails to address a core problem within New Zealand’s early childhood education sector – that profit is…