New Data on Benefit Sanctions Show Fairer Treatment of Those in Need
Sole parent families whose primary source of income is a welfare benefit are among those who are suffering the worst of poverty.
Fewer Sanctions Will Support the Wellbeing of Children
An extensive study on welfare conditionality presented in 2018 from UK research reported that benefit sanctions "do little to enhance people’s motivation to prepare for, seek, or enter paid work.”
CPAG Urges Immediate Action on Sanctions Where There Are Children
Just as in the UK, in New Zealand welfare sanctions have been in place for a long time and have been used much more aggressively in recent years.
Harsh Punishments for Sole Parents Fuel Child Poverty
Between sanctions and paid work hours criteria tied to children’s payments, we have a system that directly discriminates against sole parents, and mothers in particular.
Clear Data Needed on Impact of Benefit Sanctions on Children
A lack of data on benefit sanctions means there is no way of knowing whether welfare reform is helping or harming children