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.

The Government lowered its child poverty bar and Budget 2026 still cannot clear it. Now public housing families are being asked to pay more.

The Government calls it fairer housing support. The NZCTU says it is taking money from struggling tenants and handing the advantage to landlords.

When families can’t afford food, power or rent, National’s answer is to cut the last bit of support keeping them afloat.