NGOs and Campaign Groups Say ‘People Are Hurting’ After Govt Inaction
This call comes as the Child Poverty Action Group releases a stocktake showing none of the WEAG's 42 recommendations has been fully implemented.
Government Should Do More for Country’s Poorest, New Poll Suggests
Polling out today shows seven out of ten (69%) of New Zealanders agree “the Government should increase income support for those on low incomes and not in paid work”.
More Groups Join Growing Call to Govt to Replace Entrenched Poverty With Liveable Incomes
Social workers and foodbank organisers are among the latest of now 60+ groups signing an open letter to the government to ensure liveable incomes for all, while one signatory warns of a second wave of increasing inequality at this "critical" time.
Dozens of NGOs Urge Jacinda Ardern: Raise Welfare by Christmas
Over 60 prominent organisations have joined together to urge the government to raise income support by Christmas, in order to release families from dire poverty.