Response to Child Poverty Monitor: Give mokopuna their childhood back – Child Poverty Action Group
Some modest advances in child poverty reduction have been made since the passing of the Child Poverty Reduction Act in…
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Social Investment Is A Problem Not A Solution – Child Poverty Action Group
Social investment has been developed and promoted as ‘the solution’ to a range of social issues and problems. In brief,…
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Slow Down Select Committee – Let’s Hear What Children Have To Say About The Bill That Has An Impact On Their Lives.
Child Poverty Action Group commends the Select Committee’s recommendation to keep the crucial role of the Children’s Commissioner but is…
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Government needs to step up to address child poverty ahead of Budget 2022 – Child Poverty Action Group
Professor Innes Asher says it’s time for the government to take bigger steps to address child poverty. Families want their…
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Social Insurance proposal would likely bake-in existing inequities and drive inequality, says anti-poverty organisation
A social unemployment insurance (SUI) scheme is likely to be regressive and would bake-in existing inequities in New Zealand, according…
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Government Must Pause New Children’s Bill To Allow For Proper Consultation, Says Children’s Organisation
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is calling on the Government to pause progress on the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System…
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CPAG welcomes HRC’s housing inquiry report: Calls on Govt to move beyond accountability to ambition
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes today’s housing inquiry report by the Human Rights Commission but says the recommendations alone…
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Govt yet to fully implement a single key WEAG recommendation three years on: new research – Child Poverty Action Group
None of the 42 key recommendations of the Welfare Expert Advisory Group (WEAG) have been fully implemented almost three years…
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Government’s Family Income Tweaks Out Of Touch And Deeply Disappointing – Child Poverty Action Group
The Government’s family tax credit announcements today show little understanding of the plight of families and children in financial distress,…
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Govt hardship announcement ignores children and whānau with the greatest needs
Desperate children have been excluded from today’s Government announcement on additional hardship assistance, which will do nothing to lift children…