Government report shows children made to suffer unnecessarily
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
13 May 2021
Grim reading: that’s the Child Poverty Action Group’s assessment of the Child Poverty Related Indicators Report released...
Wage increases outpace income support for children
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
05 May 2021
Families in low-paid work with three children would have received up to $1900 more over the last...
Press Release: NGOs and campaign groups say ‘people are hurting’ after govt inaction on...
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
03 May 2021
A member of the Government’s own advisory group on welfare, an anti-poverty campaigner, and a disability advocate...
No plan, no budget: Two years on from WEAG, Government continues to drag its...
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
30 April 2021
Two years since government-appointed experts recommended a complete overhaul of our welfare system, children, families, those with...
“I don’t use my oven” – Life without a liveable income
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
20 April 2021
Below is a small selection of insights from people receiving benefits in the new report: Income Support in the wake...
covid interviews
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
20 April 2021
Below is a small selection of insights from people receiving benefits in the new report: Income Support in the wake...
Government housing package “ignores elephant in the room”
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
25 March 2021
The Government’s housing package announced this week doesn’t do enough for families in grave housing stress, nor...
What the annual child poverty stats tell us
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
Covid-19 is no excuse for government failure to care for our kids
A deep dive into the latest child poverty...
Does the tail wag the dog?
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
The long overdue review of Working for Families has been signalled as part of the Government welfare overhaul work programme.
The...
International women’s day? How are the worst off mothers and their kids doing?
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
So today is International womens day. Before we celebrate, spare a thought for the mothers stuck under the lowest...
“Shocking, disappointing” child poverty statistics show incrementalism isn’t working
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
23 February 2021
Incrementalism isn’t working: Child Poverty Action Group says that’s the lesson from the latest child poverty statistics...
Government leaves disadvantaged children to face “most severe” COVID-19 effects
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
15 December 2020
Children and their families are likely to face “significant and wide-ranging” negative effects from COVID-19, according to...