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...
ActionStation & CPAG: Poverty set to worsen as COVID support ends tomorrow
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
Activists and researchers are warning toxic stress, food insecurity and isolation are set to rise for many families in...
Since August, the Government’s response to lockdown hardship has been more piecemeal and inadequate...
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
Since August, the Government’s response to lockdown hardship has been more piecemeal and inadequate than it was last year....
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...
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...
Government must do more to address housing-related poverty
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
18 February 2020
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) argues the Government’s rhetoric around the relief of housing-related poverty is not being...
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...
NZ lagging behind in support for disabled children
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
01 October 2020
Children with disability are more likely than other children to live in poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand...
The Government’s response to lockdown hardship has piecemeal and inadequate compared to 2020. Why?
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
Since August, the Government’s response to lockdown hardship has been more piecemeal and inadequate than it was last year....
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...
Government must pause new children’s Bill to allow for proper consultation, says children’s organisation
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
27 January 2022
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is calling on the Government to pause progress on the Oversight of...
Period poverty leads to rangatahi missing school
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
20 February 2020
Child Poverty Action Group welcomes Youth19 survey research results, and says the Government needs to do more...
