Bold policy changes needed urgently to shift stagnant child poverty rates – CPAG
New statistics out today show very limited progress towards lifting children out of poverty, three years on from the Child…
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Families need immediate cash boost to prepare for Omicron surge, not food banks, poverty advocates warn
The Government must take immediate steps to help families prepare for the surge in Omicron infections by bringing forward promised…
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Social unemployment insurance: CPAG independent comment available
The Government proposal for social unemployment insurance (SUI) aka 2-tier welfare is imminent. If implemented, it would be the biggest…
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Government report shows children made to suffer unnecessarily
Grim reading: that’s the Child Poverty Action Group’s assessment of the Child Poverty Related Indicators Report released today by the…
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Government housing package “ignores elephant in the room” – CPAG
The Government’s housing package announced this week doesn’t do enough for families in grave housing stress, nor does it address…
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Record breaking year for microloan applications for people doing it tough – CPAG
A record number of loan applications were recorded by Ngā Tāngata Microfinance last year for people needing help covering everyday…
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“Shocking, disappointing” child poverty statistics show incrementalism isn’t working – CPAG
Incrementalism isn’t working: Child Poverty Action Group says that’s the lesson from the latest child poverty statistics released today. “Although…
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Warnings against Christmas pyramid schemes preying on low-income people
Ngā Tāngata Microfinance is warning whānau to stay safe this Christmas and avoid pyramid schemes, many of which use cryptocurrency,…
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Government Leaves Disadvantaged Children To Face “most Severe” COVID-19 Effects
Children and their families are likely to face “significant and wide-ranging” negative effects from COVID-19, according to Prime Minister Jacinda…
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CHILD POVERTY MONITOR SHOWS BOLD ACTION REQUIRED TO TURN TIDE ON POVERTY
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the 2020 Child Poverty Monitor report released today by the Children’s Commission, Otago University…