Outgoing Children’s Commissioner says we must do more
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
28 October 2021
Child Poverty Action Group welcomes Judge Andrew Becroft’s impassioned speech yesterday in which he calls for a...
CPAG releases kōrero with matua Fred Andrews on kaupapa for welfare reform
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
14 September 2020
For te wiki o te reo Māori 2020, Child Poverty Action Group is excited to be releasing...
“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...
Where Will We Live In The Future? The Unmet Housing Needs of People with...
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
17 May 2021
CPAG is proud to support Disability Connect and the Community Housing Collective in this important new research...
Child poverty statistics – Election campaign explainer
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
29 September 2020
Child poverty stats can be tricky and they’re in the news a lot in the lead-up to...
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...
Income Support Rises Welcome If Not Yet Enough
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
20 May 2021
Child Poverty Action Group welcomes the income support increases announced today by the Government, saying the rises...
Why Child Poverty Statistics Can Be Tricky
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
Child poverty stats can be tricky and they’re in the news a lot in the lead-up to the election;...
Latest jump in weekly benefit numbers highest since first lockdown
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
06 September 2021
The current lockdown has triggered the largest weekly increase in benefit recipient numbers since the first lockdown...
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...
A response to The Great Divide
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
This Winter, North & South published “The Great Divide“, by Rebecca Macfie, looking at the causes and effects of...
Anti-poverty groups query Budget benefit delay, Call for full increases on 1 July
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
26 May 2021
A group of anti-poverty campaigners has called on the Government to implement its Budget benefit plans on...