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30 Nov 1998
A backgrounder outlining the concerns of children's advocacy groups about the IRD's controversial TV campaign on child support.
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30 Aug 1998
This backgrounder draws on a housing paper written by CPA members Sharon Milne and Janet Lake. Housing costs are the greatest single cause of poverty in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Lack of access to adequate, affordable and stable housing diminishes opportunities, health and well-being of families and children.
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30 Jul 1998
CPAG's representation to the select committee expressing objections and concerns relating to Social Security Amendment Bill 6.
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30 May 1998
Is New Zealand having the wrong debate? The current focus on individual and family responsibility misses the bigger picture. Thus, how does society create the conditions in which it is realistic to expect that all children will be loved and well cared for? The U N Convention on the Rights of the Child to which NZ is a signatory acknowledges the interlocking responsibilities of parents, families, communities and governments. Why are only parents and families selected by the government to be the focus of the questionnaire without reference to the other groups which also contribute to the lives and well-being of children?
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30 Mar 1998
CPAG's response to a dramatic change in the direction of family policy in the UK. âGiving a child the best start in life takes more than money, but it cannot be done without money. And I believe that the child benefit remains the fairest, the most efficient and the most cost-effective way of recognising the extra costs and responsibilities borne by all parents. And raising it allows us to do more for mothers who choose to be at home, working at home to bring up childrenâ UK Budget Speech, March 16th 1998
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