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Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is an independent, registered charity founded in 1994 who work to eliminate child poverty in New Zealand through research, education and advocacy.
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) strives to achieve the elimination of child poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand. We work to provide evidence-based research about the causes and effects of poverty on children and their families, and to inform the public, policy makers, media and politicians of the changes to policy needed to reduce child poverty.
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99,000 Children In Persistent Poverty
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 8:09 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Persistent child poverty is now officially defined as ‘children living in households with less than 60% of the median household equivalised disposable income before housing costs are deducted (relative rate), in the current year and for at least 2 of the ... More >>
OIA Documents Reveal Minister Is Considering Changing Long-term Child Poverty Reduction Targets (CPAG)
Monday, 4 November 2024, 4:49 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
CPAG Chairperson Sally Ward also encourages the New Zealand public to call on all politicians in parliament to hold each other to account on this issue of national significance. More >>
CPAG Disappointed Child Poverty Reduction Minister Rejected Official Advice To Get NZ Back On Track To Meet Targets
Monday, 23 September 2024, 1:09 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
CPAG Executive Officer, Sarita Divis states, ‘Not only has the Minister rejected official advice, she has not provided any solid evidence, modelling or data that shows her chosen path will result in us meeting the 2028 goal of halving child poverty.' More >>
CPAG: Latest Child Poverty Report Shows NZ Rates Poorly Compared To EU Countries
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:30 am | Child Poverty Action Group
But Past Successes Can Be Replicated To Lift Children Out Of Poverty More >>
New Research From CPAG Reveals Renting Is Increasingly Unaffordable In Our Regions
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 7:09 am | Child Poverty Action Group
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is calling for better monitoring of housing stock, particularly private rentals, as new research reveals the share of affordable rentals has significantly decreased in most of our regions over the past five years. More >>
Government Will Lock 20,000 More Children In Poverty With Budget Policies
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 8:00 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
The government has chosen tax cuts for landlords over unlocking children from hardship with this year’s Budget, and are putting an estimated 20,000 more children into poverty within three years, according to the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). More >>
Public Housing Advocates Warn Government’s Review Of Kāinga Ora Must Not Usher In New Era Of Privatisation By Stealth
Monday, 20 May 2024, 5:44 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
New Zealand has the lowest level of public housing in the OECD with public housing stock just 3.4% of all housing. The OECD average is 7%, and the Netherlands 34.1%. More >>
CPAG Thrilled Healthy Lunches Stay, But Asks Why So Many Are Going Hungry
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 5:50 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has applauded the government for retaining school lunches to children in our poorest communities, and urges further action to address increasing food insecurity. More >>
Anti-Poverty Groups Urge New Minister For Disability Issues To Reverse Funding Cuts
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 2:30 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
The Fairer Future coalition of anti-poverty groups say Whaikaha must be properly funded going forward, and that to argue that poor financial management of the new Ministry is a red herring by the Prime Minister. More >>
Housing Advocates Release An Alternative Review Of Kāinga Ora, Showing Stigmatisation And Underfunding The Real Problems
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 5:42 am | Child Poverty Action Group
The report calls on the Government to have a long-term commitment to building and retrofitting public housing at pace and scale that will truly address the housing crisis. More >>
Disability Cuts Another Brutal Sign Coalition Government Not Interested In Tackling Child Poverty
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 11:13 am | CPAG
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has the following spokespeople available to comment on the government's wholesale cuts to disabled people's funding. CPAG says this is absolutely devastating for our disabled community and shows this government ... More >>
CPAG: PM Luxon On Track To Break Election Promise On Child Poverty
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 12:39 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Latest child poverty statistics that show an extra 23,400 children are living in material hardship are a stark warning for New Zealand with progress made in recent years now going backwards, according to the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). Around ... More >>
Children Working To Help Their Families Fly Under Radar: CPAG
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 8:13 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
As many as 15,000 teenagers are taking on paid work to help pay for family basics and government agencies urgently need to find out how many are dropping out of school to do so, the Child Poverty Action Group says. CPAG is urgently calling for adequate ... More >>
Warning For Next Government Of Hunger And Health Problems Plaguing Kiwi Children
Wednesday, 15 November 2023, 9:54 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Six groups working at the front line of child poverty say the next government needs to show it is serious about tackling the issue by meeting with them as soon as possible and making it a top priority. Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon has committed ... More >>
Tough Times Ahead For Children In Hardship Under Next Government, CPAG Warns
Friday, 29 September 2023, 2:23 pm | CPAG
The Child Poverty Action Group is asking the National Party to make good on its commitment to children in poverty, but says the party’s fiscal plan reveals it has no desire or intention to help those living in the greatest poverty in Aotearoa. ... More >>
CPAG Analysis Of Affordable Rentals Shows Supply Isn't Keeping Up With Population Growth
Saturday, 26 August 2023, 6:20 am | Child Poverty Action Group
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is calling for better monitoring of housing stock, particularly private rentals, as new research reveals the overall stock of available affordable rental housing declined over the past five years relative to ... More >>
Child Poverty Action Group Unveils Election Asks So Every Child Can Thrive
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 12:11 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
The Child Poverty Action Group has launched three key election asks and a suite of policy briefs 100 days out from the election to show how unacceptable levels of deprivation in Aotearoa can be addressed. The three asks are simple: free preschool ... More >>
CPAG applauds Green's incomes vision to put children's needs first
Sunday, 11 June 2023, 8:41 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is pleased to see the Green Party’s election-year platform released today that rebalances tax and puts the needs of children and whānau at the heart of policy. Most notably, the Greens are promising to replace the seriously ... More >>
Budget 2023 Won't See Our Poorest Children Achieve Their Dreams, CPAG Says
Friday, 19 May 2023, 4:34 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Today’s Budget was short-sighted and failed to put money directly into the pockets of families with children who are struggling to meet the most basic living costs, according to Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). CPAG’s analysis of Finance Minister ... More >>
Struggling Families Need Much More Than An Inflation Top-up
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 7:55 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Sky rocketing inflation is keeping families in poverty despite much-heralded inflation adjustments to benefit increases, according to new research on family budgets by Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). The research found most of the families on a core ... More >>
