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31 Aug 2010
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31 Aug 2010
It might appear to be common sense to enable one parent to remain at home to provide the essential care-giving for children but the income splitting bill being promoted by Peter Dunne is not the way to go.
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30 Jul 2010
Work-first policies sideline the needs of children, says CPAG. Children’s needs must be at the centre of policy decisions – not a by product of an increasingly precarious and volatile labour market.
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30 Jul 2010
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has congratulated Paula Bennett on finally acknowledging New Zealand's high rates of child poverty.But, says CPAG's Dr Claire Dale, if the Minister really cared about children going without shoes in winter she would do far more than take her shoes off.
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28 Jul 2010
What work counts? asks whether work incentives really improve the wellbeing of sole parents and children. It finds that despite the prevailing philosophy that work is the way out of poverty, children are at risk economically from being dependent on a volatile labour market for sufficient income. The Executive Summary is here.
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25 Jun 2010
Professor Asher reviews the effects of government policies on New Zealand children and offers some ways forward
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8 Jun 2010
Two new reports highlight again the need to invest more in our children, especially in the early childhood years. We also need sustained and integrated services to ensure all children get the care they need
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21 May 2010
Budget 2010 was supposed to make the tax system fairer. Did it achieve this? See the CPAG analysis here.
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12 May 2010
Far from focusing on the future, CPAG argues this Bill harks back to the past, is discriminatory, and is unlikely to achieve the government's stated aims. Read the CPAG submission here.
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23 Apr 2010
The Social Assistance (Future Focus) Bill is presently before the Select Committee. This backgrounder provides background information, and comments on the Bill.
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23 Mar 2010
Minister of Social Development Paula Bennett's telling sole parents “the dream is over” will be a nightmare for thousands of children, says Child Poverty Action Group.
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22 Mar 2010
Child Poverty Action group is pleased to publish this backgrounder on child support. It is a policy issue that is well-overdue for attention........Inappropriate Child Support policy is part of a wider picture that keeps one in five New Zealand children below the poverty line.
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12 Mar 2010
Loan sharks’ charging outrageous interest rates is one of the cruelest aspects of an unregulated lending sector. Loan sharks are expert at preying on vulnerable families. As the ongoing effects of the recession continue to bite and households struggle to meet every day bills, these sharks are enjoying a feeding frenzy!
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12 Feb 2010
CPAG has serious concerns about the lack of democracy and the possibility that regional assets will be sold under the government's proposed local government reform for Auckland. See the submission here.
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12 Feb 2010
The Salvation Army's latest report "The Road to Recovery" highlights that 12% more children are living in workless households now than just 2 years ago. Child Poverty Action Group calls on the government to recognise this growing problem and move to better support families out of work.
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29 Jan 2010
Child Poverty Action Group has welcomed the release of the Ministry of Social Development's first results of the 2008 Living Standards survey. The report goes beyond income data to measure people's wellbeing by looking at what they can and cannot afford.
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19 Jan 2010
The Electricity Industry Bill is presently working its way through parliament. Submissions are due 26 February 2010. CPAG has some concerns about the effect of this Bill on families with children.
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21 Dec 2009
New Zealand, like most other western and non western countries, has an abysmal record when it comes to achieving successful educational outcomes for children of the poor.
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13 Dec 2009
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7 Dec 2009
Read our September Newsletter here:
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