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31 Aug 2007
In the European Journal of Social Security, Susan St John and others show ways in which policy can protect populations against child poverty. "The idea that child poverty is unacceptable enjoys strong support, yet progress is at best slow if there is any at all," the Journal finds. Read the introduction by Sinfield and Pedersen here. Order copies of the Journal V.8 #3, Sept 2006, from www.intersentia.com
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18 Jun 2007
Will you be better off with Kiwisaver? Only if you don't need the money now to pay off debt or feed the family. And the more you earn the more you can get. Think of it as redistribution up the income ladder, writes CPAG's Donna Wynd in the Workers Charter.
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17 May 2007
Dr Susan St John shows how measures to lift children out of poverty could have taken top priority in Budget 07 - as published in the NZ Herald.
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26 Mar 2007
CPAG supports full repeal of Section 59 of the Crimes Act, because it currently provides a legal defense for assaults on children which is not available for assaults on adults. Children deserve equal protection under the law. Download supporters flyer here.
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22 Mar 2007
Donna Wynd evaluates the National Party's new-found concern for the poor in the latest edition of the Workers Charter - and finds evidence of a prevailing idea in John Key's party that "governments canât do anything right, and the private sector canât do anything wrong."
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20 Feb 2007
Read a range of responses to last week's Innocenti report on child wellbeing in the OECD.
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9 Feb 2007
CPAG research analyst Donna Wynd casts an eye on inflation to Dec 2006, and considers the implications for families on low incomes.
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