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.
Child Poverty Monitor 2020 Shows ‘Bold Action’ Required to Turn Tide on Child Poverty
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the 2020 Child Poverty Monitor report and agrees with the finding that ‘bold action’ is required to turn ...
Progress on Welfare Reform “Unjustifiably Slow”
None of the 42 key recommendations made by the Welfare Expert Advisory Group (WEAG) in February 2019 have been fully implemented, according to a ...
CPAG Releases Kōrero With Matua Fred Andrews on Kaupapa for Welfare Reform
For te wiki o te reo Māori 2020, Child Poverty Action Group is excited to be releasing a series of videos discussing Kia Piki Ake Te Mana Tangata – ...
Monitoring Report Suggests Progress, but Worst-off Children Need Next Steps Urgently
CPAG says that putting the building blocks in place to clean up an inherited mess is a very important part of the process to achieve the targets set ...
CPAG Summit Puts the Spotlight on Welfare Reform and the WEAG Report
It’s time for our leaders to harness their power to take action on meaningful and sustained welfare policy changes.
Children and Their Parents Need a ‘Yes’ From Government
“What we are asking is that they make some simple, effective changes that will relieve stress among low-income families on benefits.”
Beneficiaries to PM: The Welfare System Needs to Urgently Change
If we want New Zealand to be the best place in the world to be a child, the Government needs to increase benefits, remove sanctions, individualise ...
Children Fall Further Behind as Transformational Change Is Yet to Come
“While household income for some families will be lifted over the 50% line through the Government’s Families Package, the children living in the ...
Income Support Needs $3.4 Billion Overhaul
CPAG recommends removing the Accommodation Supplement for around 250,000 families because the payment is overly complex and poorly designed.
CPAG Welcomes WEAG Recommendations to Ensure Dignity for All
The focus on meeting individual needs, rather than simply ticking boxes will go a long way to minimise the stresses we know that people who regularly ...