Government’s family income tweaks out of touch and deeply disappointing
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
06 November 2021
The Government’s family tax credit announcements today show little understanding of the plight of families and children...
Child Poverty Monitor 2021 highlights persistent inequities in rates of child poverty
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
06 December 2021
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the release of the Child Poverty Monitor today, which shows that...
CPAG welcomes HRC’s housing inquiry report: Calls on Govt to move beyond accountability to...
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
15 December 2021
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes today’s housing inquiry report by the Human Rights Commission but says...
Labour’s welfare policies welcome but silence on children disappointing
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
12 September 2020
The Child Poverty Action Group today warmly welcomed the Labour Party’s policies to reinstate the Training Incentive...
Child Poverty Action Group welcomes moves to cover birth injuries under ACC
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
28 September 2021
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the announcement by ACC Minister Carmel Sepuloni that some birth...
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...
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...
More than an inflation adjusted catch-up to Working for Families needed to shift dial...
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
01 April 2022
The Working for Families package is an important source of income for the support of children in...
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...
CPAG commends removal of the Subsequent Child Policy, says it’s the right thing for...
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
30 September 2021
The Child Poverty Action Group is today commending the Government’s decision to remove the Subsequent Child Policy, calling it...
“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...
New research: Australia supports children in families on benefits better than New Zealand
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
18 November 2021
When it comes to child tax credits, Australia does much better than New Zealand for the poorest...
