Government response to lockdown poverty “inadequate” and “sluggish”
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
03 September 2021
Child Poverty Action Group is deeply concerned the Minister of Finance this week refused to signal what,...
Our poorest families need protection now – welfare advocates
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
24 August 2021
Advocates and researchers warn the effects of this lockdown could be worse than the first for many...
Poverty burden for children increased due to Government neglect – new report
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
26 July 2021
Poverty, inequity, homelessness and food insecurity are among the burdens which increased for tamariki Māori and other...
Child Poverty Action Group welcomes moves to protect children through folic acid fortification
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
09 July 2021
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the announcement by Food Safety Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall, that...
Sixty percent of NZers think the govt should go further with benefit increases –...
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
01 July 2021
A poll released today shows 60% of people in New Zealand think the Government should increase income...
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...
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...
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...
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...
