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18 Dec 2008
The Child Poverty Action Group is seeking a meeting with the Government following a decision released today by the Human Rights Review Tribunal that the In-Work Tax Credit (IWTC) discriminates against some 200,000 of the most deprived children in New Zealand.
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16 Dec 2008
Child Poverty Action Group says National's package extending the In-Work Tax Credit to families where earners are made redundant is an admission that families are unable to meet basic costs under the present social security system.
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13 Nov 2008
Studying Kids Growing Up: "What can be learned from longitudinal studies/trajectories in children's health and development." 7pm-9pm, Thursday 13th November, University of Auckland.
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6 Nov 2008
Recent policy announcements by the National and Labour parties are an admission of the inadequacy of current welfare and child support policies. Protecting children from poverty must be the first priority of whichever party wins the election.
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30 Oct 2008
Child Poverty Action Group has welcomed Labour and National's new-found commitment to ensuring adequate support for the unemployed. CPAG says making the In-Work Tax Credit available to all low-income families with children, including those who are currently on benefits as well as those who lose their jobs, would remedy an unforgivable discrimination and should be the first anti-recessionary, anti poverty option the government takes.
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7 Oct 2008
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) commends the Maori Party for putting children at the forefront of their policies, and pledging to end child poverty by 2020.
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14 Aug 2008
In her latest Letter from Elsewhere, Anne explains how raising children on a benefit is no longer the same as it was in John Key's mother's day - even for those in state houses.
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14 Aug 2008
Christine Todd writes in the New Zealand Herald that sole parents are often identified as an economic and social "problem" in political debate and by the media. Her research shows these stereotypes not only affect social attitudes but undermine the mental and emotional well-being of sole parents and their families, as well as the valuable work they do.
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11 Aug 2008
CPAG has expressed disappointment at the National party's plans to resurrect work-for-the-dole requirements for domestic purposes beneficiaries.
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8 Aug 2008
If you ask anyone working in Northland's health, education or social services they’ll tell you many of the ‘symptoms’ they deal with are directly related to poverty says Ngaire Rae, Health Promotion Advisor at Manaia Health and CPAG executive member.
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7 Aug 2008
Child Poverty Action Group has welcomed today’s report to the Children’s Commissioner and Barnardos, which urges the government to adopt a sustained, coordinated plan of action to end child poverty in New Zealand.
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28 Jul 2008
Child Poverty Action Group welcomes the National Party’s announcement that it will keep Working for Families (WFF).
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10 Jul 2008
CPAG welcomes new University of Otago research showing the government failed to consider children's rights in the initial development of Working for Families.
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8 Jul 2008
CPAG's Dr Susan St John writes in the Herald this week that Working for Families has reduced the proportion of children below the relative poverty line from 28 per cent to 22 per cent. But it leaves about 220,000 children behind.
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3 Jul 2008
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says government figures released today confirm the expected improvements in child poverty from Working for Families (WFF). Extra money in families’ pockets makes all the difference. But CPAG urges the government to look behind the figures. Children in families who do not meet the WFF work hours requirement and/or are on benefits have been left behind.
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2 Jul 2008
Policy research from the University of Otago Wellington has found that in the initial development of Working for Families the Government failed to consider childrenâs rights, including their right to health, breaching binding international law.
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19 Jun 2008
CPAG's Alan Johnson says wholesale indifference is behind problems facing the Manurewa community.
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3 Jun 2008
The case begins today in the Human Rights Review Tribunal in Wellington. It alleges the In-Work Tax Credit discriminates against 220 000 children, on the basis of work status. This discrimination leaves around 150 000 of them in severe or significant hardship by denying their families at least $60 per week in support for children.
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3 Jun 2008
CPAG's legal case challenging discrimination against children kicks off today in Wellington. Read a summary here.
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23 May 2008
The poorest 150,000 children in New Zealand will be left even further behind after yesterday’s Budget changes to the tax system, says the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG).
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