Anti-Poverty Groups Query Budget Benefit Delay, Call For Full Increases on 1 July
The Government has given no reason why these increases have been staggered.
Income Support Rises Welcome if Not Yet Enough
CPAG modelling shows many families paying low rent have income below poverty lines by around $100 - $230 a week.
Budget 2020 - An Opportunity Lost or Just Deferred?
On May 15 we broadcast our annual post-budget event From Lockdown to Unlocking Potential and the live Q&A online facilitated by award-winning documentary-maker Bryan Bruce.
Budget Delivers Disappointment for Children in Poverty but CPAG Has Hope This Can Be Fixed
CPAG executive officer Georgie Craw says: "We hope the Government will take up the opportunity it has afforded itself to enable our nation to be the place where every child is able to reach their full potential."
Child Poverty Action Group Wants to See Children at the Heart of This Budget
Many New Zealanders have become emboldened by working for the collective good and there now seems to be a growing desire to extend kindness to each other across our society.
Legacy of Govt Response Should Be Fairer Society Not Fiscal Ill-Discipline
As we move out of level 4 lockdown, Child Poverty Action Group is calling on the Government to make sure the legacy of this crisis is not one of massive public indebtedness due to wasteful and poorly targeted measures.
Budget Provides Relief but Nothing Transformational for Children in Poverty
CPAG says the plan to index benefits to average wage inflation is a step forward to prevent families from falling even further behind, but it doesn’t address the almost three decades of failure to index adequately.
Will Budget 2019 Be Transformational for Children Living in Poverty?
CPAG is looking to the Government to deliver a package in Budget 2019 that will truly transform the lives of children living in Aotearoa who experience the most severe poverty.
Children’s Voices Denied in Select Committee Debacle
CPAG says investing in children’s wellbeing requires more substantive and enduring changes than have been implemented to date.
State of the Nation Report Shows Little Improvement for Children
CPAG believes a meaningful reduction in child poverty rates is not attainable unless the harmful inadequacy of benefit levels is addressed.
Benefit Data Shows Families Cannot Wait Till Budget 2019 Announcements
CPAG calls on the coalition Government to increase welfare benefits by at least 20% immediately and index to wages like New Zealand Superannuation.
Wellbeing Budget and Child Poverty Reduction Act Lay Foundations for Change
CPAG believes that making children visible as one of the five priority areas of this Budget shows true commitment to reducing child poverty.
2018 Budget: A First Step, but Not a Transformation for Children
Budget predictions of a $3.8 billion surplus show that resources exist to provide children living in the worst of poverty the real, substantial lift they need over the next six months.
Budget 2018: Best Opportunity to Benefit All Children
CPAG joins with families nationwide in asking that the new Government delivers hope for low-income families and their children in this budget.
CPAG’s Nationwide Post Budget Events
Find out what the impact of Budget 2018 will be for families and children, in Child Poverty Action Group’s 2018 Post Budget presentations.
Budget Policy Shows Some Progress, but More Work Is Needed
Fair indexation of WFF to reflect Cost-Price Index inflation and also average wage inflation is critical to the success of child poverty reduction policies.
Budget 2017: A Trickle Not a Tide
While the small offerings show some improvement for around 50,000 children in severe poverty, another 100,000 to150,000 children will not benefit enough from the changes.
Budget 2017: Will It Turn the Tide?
“This year our children deserve a sea change. In previous budgets there has been little commitment to alleviating hardship among our worst-off children.”
Families Must Feature in Budget 2017
CPAG joins with families nationwide in hoping the Government delivers for children in this budget.
Budget Policy 2017: Make Housing Low-Income Families a Priority
There has been no notable improvement for children in poverty over the past decade, and it is imperative that significant extra funding be directed to improving outcomes.