Welfare Working Group (WWG)
CPAG reviews, critiques and submissions relating to the WWG
A social assistance system should be focused on the needs of children and reducing poverty, not on the endless pursuit of work
CPAG reviews, critiques and submissions relating to the WWG
The Welfare Working Group was established by Cabinet to undertake an expansive and fundamental review of New Zealand’s welfare system. According to the website, the Group’s primary task is to identify how to reduce long-term welfare dependency.
CPAG commentary on Chapter 7 of the Recommendations: Promoting the Wellbeing of Children (2012)
This commentary from Child Poverty Action Group reviews Chapter 7 of the Welfare Working Group's Final Report and Recommendations pertaining to the wellbeing of children.
It observes that the Chapter has little to say about improving children's wellbeing, but is more concerned with monitoring and sanctioning their parents. More broadly, the Briefing argues that ‘the relentless pursuit of work’ is not a suitable purpose for the social assistance system, and that it should instead be focused on meeting the needs of children and reducing poverty.
Download the full report by clicking here: CPAG commentary on Chapter 7 of the Recommendations: Promoting the Wellbeing of Children
Other resources
Welfare Working Group homepage here.
CPAG's submission on the Options paper:
CPAG's submission on the Issues paper:
Welfare Working Group Executive Summary
Welfare Working Group Final Report
CPAG's media release: Welfare Working Group shows no understanding of Social Security
Gordon Campbell: Ten myths about welfare
Christchurch Methodist Mission: Welfare Reform: Where are the jobs?
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A child's potential is a terrrible 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.
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Released 2 April 2012:
Empty Food Baskets: Food Poverty in Whangarei
The results of this research show a frightening picture for too many children in Whangarei. In a country that has long been a major food producer it is scandalous that so many report going without food in order to make ends meet. The fact that this is the experience of so many New Zealand children makes the scandal even worse.
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