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Child Poverty Action Groupfighting the injustice of poverty
Haere mai Haere mai Haere maiWelcome to the website of CPAG, the leading organisation working toward the elimination of child poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand through independent research and education. End child poverty in NZ by 2020: A rich life for all our children. "E aku rangatira, he aha te mea nui o tenei ao? Maku e kii atu, he tamariki, he tamariki, a taatou tamariki. CPAG discrimination case at the Human Rights Review Tribunal
Child Poverty Action Group NZ has obtained a legal decision confirming the In-Work Tax Credit is discriminatory. This is because children whose parents cannot meet a work test are denied the support needed to keep them out of poverty. CPAG, represented by the Office of Human Rights Proceedings, has received a decision confirming that real and substantive discrimination exists in the IWTC, from the Human Rights Review Tribunal (Dec 2008). Yet the Tribunal has also decided the discrimination is justified. At least 200 000 of our poorest children are affected. Read CPAG's press release about the decision, or the decision (6.5MB) together with Tapu Misa's brilliant Herald column about it, a summary of the case and more about the progress of the case. Leave no child behindChild Poverty Action Group has taken its most important message to the public and to government: We need to make the In-Work Tax Credit (~$60 per week) available to all low-income families with children - including those who are currently on benefits, as well as those who lose their jobs. This would remedy an unforgivable discrimination and should be the first anti-recessionary, anti-poverty option the government takes. But not the last. Read more at http://www.cpag.org.nz/news/cpag-news/nr1225341598.pdf and http://www.cpag.org.nz/news/cpag-news/nr1225946432.pdf Read CPAG's briefing to the incoming government Left Behind: How social and income inequalities damage our childrenCPAG's cornerstone report puts together many pieces of the poverty puzzle in one place, showing the way ahead for policies that protect children from poverty. It has been written by a range of experts from fields ranging from economics to health, housing and education, among them editors Dr Susan St John and Donna Wynd. The report calls for the elimination of child poverty by 2020, to be achieved by a dedicated programme of cross-sectoral work toward government poverty reduction targets. The UK, with a higher rate of child poverty, has already committed to that goal and made significant progress. For more about the report and ordering go to http://www.cpag.org.nz/resources/ . Copies can be ordered from admin@cpag.org.nz CPAG publications are freely downloadable here.You can also find recently added articles from NZ and around the world in the Resources section of this site. It contains articles, material from presentations and links to relevant websites.
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What's New?Human rights legal decision: In-Work Tax Credit discriminatory18 Dec 2008 Redundancy package needs a rethink16 Dec 2008 Election newsflash - policies imply inadequacy of safety net for children 6 Nov 2008 Time for fairer benefit policy, say children's advocates30 Oct 2008 Pledge to end child poverty welcomed 7 Oct 2008 |