New report shows four out of five people have had negative experiences at WINZ
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) 08 November 2018 Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and ActionStation welcome the Government’s vision for “a welfare system … that ensures people have an adequate income and standard of living, [and] are treated with, and can live in dignity and are able to participate meaningfully in their communities” (Welfare […]
Read More →Government on the right track to making education more inclusive
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) 07 November 2018 The 600 new support staff for schools announced by the Ministry of Education over the weekend is a welcome advance for children in Aotearoa, and one that could not come soon enough considering the latest OECD stats on education inequality, says Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). […]
Read More →Important questions from an advocate at the coalface
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) Another young woman. As she sits down she burst into tears. ‘I’ve been too scared to come to WINZ.’ She had missed an appointment with a caseworker as she had a sick child whom she had taken to the doctor. She had been unable to contact Work and Income […]
Read More →Gráinne’s update – October 2018
Source: Ministry for Children Gráinne’s update – October 2018 | Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children Chief Executive Gráinne Moss highlights two significant events for Oranga Tamariki – the first Annual Report, and our inaugral hui with iwi and Māori organisations. Published on31 Oct 2018 CategoryNewsletter Oranga Tamariki CE Gráinne Moss signing the Annual Report He waka […]
Read More →Tax Working Group: Importance of Working for Families recognised, but problems not addressed
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) 31 October 2018 Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes recognition by the Tax Working Group (TWG) that Working for Families (WFF) provides vital tax transfers to low-income families to offset high taxes on low incomes and make taxes fairer. Working for Families tax credits have been labelled recently as […]
Read More →Rental reform proposal offers little more than minor modifications
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) 25 October 2018 Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s (MHUD) intention to reform the outdated Residential Tenancies Act, but stated in a submission to the MHUD that the proposals put forth don’t go far enough to provide tenants the kind of protection […]
Read More →Teddies for tamariki
Source: Ministry for Children Teddies for tamariki | Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children Children in Manawatū experiencing anxiety will be comforted by weighted teddy bears after a generous donation from a local charitable trust. Published on24 Oct 2018 CategoryGeneral Dedication to children’s wellbeing Weighted teddies are filled with sand and have a calming effect on children […]
Read More →It’s time for the punitive, stigmatising nature of welfare to change
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) 19 October 2018 Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the Privacy Commissioner inquiry into the Ministry of Social Development’s (MSD) investigative practices and joins the AAAP’s call for the department to end cruel and invasive practices that can have devastating impacts on children. “In particular, the watchdog approach that […]
Read More →Learning to be myself
Source: Ministry for Children Learning to be myself | Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children Lakiesha is a young aspiring social worker, using her experience in care to help tamariki and whānau. She shares with us some of the values and life lessons she learnt living in a kaupapa-Māori home in Whangarei. Published on17 Oct 2018 [embedded content] […]
Read More →KiwiBuy could provide security to low-income families
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) 18 October 2018 Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that a broad sweep of new housing programmes is required to reduce the reliance on an increasingly unaffordable and unreliable private rental market. The Salvation Army’s new report, Beyond Renting says that changes in the private rental market mean that […]
Read More →World Food Day: Fill tummies, grow minds and have #ZeroHunger in NZ
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) On World Food Day, let’s really talk about about securing #ZeroHunger schools in New Zealand where every child is nutritiously fed at every school every day, as a right. Today is World Food Day when the United Nations promotes worldwide action for those who suffer from hunger and for […]
Read More →Ngā Tangata Microfinance – Loan shark net tightens, but holes still remain
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) 15 October 2018 Ngā Tangata Microfinance (NTM) welcomes the new measures announced by Minister for Commerce and Consumer Affairs Kris Faafoi, that will strengthen the net of protection for vulnerable consumers in the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA). The reforms of 2015 and the introduction of a Responsible […]
Read More →Building on the commitment to tamariki Māori
Source: Ministry for Children Building on the commitment to tamariki Māori | Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children We gathered with iwi and Māori organisations for the first national hui since Oranga Tamariki was formed. Published on12 Oct 2018 Facing the challenges ahead Important and robust discussions took place at the hui, which was attended by more than […]
Read More →About that Winter Energy Payment – Mary Mowbray
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) Why some struggling families miss out on the Government’s Winter Energy Payment over winter, while many over-65s not in need get it automatically? Mary Mowbray, long-time member of Child Poverty Action Groups Wellington contingent says there is definitely a proportion of those who are “not in need.” This week is […]
Read More →Cross party support for Child Poverty Reduction Bill welcomed by children’s advocacy community
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) 04 October 2018 The cross party support for the Child Poverty Reduction Bill is a significant step forward for children and young people in Aotearoa-New Zealand. “It is a great result to have agreement across the House that more needs to be done to ensure all our families can […]
Read More →A new way to support tamariki
Source: Ministry for Children A new way to support tamariki | Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children We’re partnering with Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services to support tamariki who have offended, make positive life decisions and cultural connections. Published on4 Oct 2018 Youth remand serviceMahuru is a new youth remand service now open at Kohewhata Marae in Kaikohe.Mahuru was developed […]
Read More →About that energy payment – Mary Mowbray
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) This week is the last full amount of the winter energy payment to all those receiving a main government benefit. Controversially the recipients included New Zealand Superannuitants*. Early on the disapproving commentary went that this payment goes to some in the richest group in New Zealand. Having worked on […]
Read More →Launch of the Greens campaign on welfare reform – Susan St John
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) Congratulations to the Green Party for their initiative that calls for an overhaul of the welfare system which is no longer ‘fit for purpose’. 2018 offers a unique opportunity to get meaningful change – but it will only happen If civil society campaigns vigorously for it. Alongside the Greens […]
Read More →Green Party campaign for welfare reform welcomed by CPAG
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) 01 October 2018 Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the Green Party campaign “to put the heart back into our social support system”. The campaign supports the need for a more supportive and compassionate welfare system, that ensures beneficiaries and their children are able to achieve an adequate standard […]
Read More →Green Party welfare campaign welcomed by CPAG
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) 01 October 2018 Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the Green Party campaign “to put the heart back into our social support system”, which supports the need for a more supportive and compassionate welfare system, that ensures beneficiaries and their children are able to achieve an adequate standard of […]
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