2013 Background Papers
2013 Background Papers
The latest unemployment statistics directly contradict government claims
2013 Background Papers
CPAG publishes background papers on matters relevant to our goals and objectives.
The Latest: Myths and Facts: Sole Parents and the DPB Released March 2013
Myths and Facts: Sole Parents and the DPB (2013)
This Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) Background Paper focuses on some of the common myths, especially about sole parents on the Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB). Myths such as: “sole parents are teenagers who can’t be bothered working”; “there’s work if they want it, they just don’t want it”; “poverty is about bad choices”; “the DPB is a lifestyle choice” are common and damaging phrases.
Repetition of myths about sole parents makes them ‘true’ in the minds of many people. Myths often appear highly plausible, and they may even hold a grain of truth, but they far from represent reality and can cause lasting harm. They allow the government and its welfare policies to be shielded from proper scrutiny and helps explain why there is little public outcry as the safety net supporting many families and their children is progressively eroded.
The December 2012 Household Labour Force Survey: Comment (2013)
The latest unemployment statistics directly contradict government claims that unemployment has increased because more people have entered the labour force, says Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG).
Our Objectives
A child's potential is a terrible thing to waste.
Child Poverty Action Group is an independent charity working to eliminate child poverty in New Zealand. CPAG works on behalf of the 230,000 New Zealand children whose well-being and future is compromised by their meagre standard of living.
The Latest
Myths and Facts: Sole Parents and the DPB
This report challenges common myths about beneficiaries, particularly sole parents on the DPB. These myths circulate every day in political speeches, newspapers and on talk-back radio. They mold public attitudes but do not give an accurate picture at all.
Published March 2013
Post-Budget Breakfasts
Friday 17 May - 7.15am-8.45am
Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch.
Each year CPAG provides child-focused analyses and commentary of the year's budget and how it affects children and young people, especially our most vulnerable.
Please join us for breakfast, excellent speakers and a Q&A session.
Tickets: Waged $20, Unwaged $10
Our guiding principle, is the right of every child in New Zealand to security, food, shelter, education and healthcare. Child Poverty Action Group