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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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CPAG welcomes new and improved Tomorrow’s Schools (amended)
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 5:08 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
A new Education Work Programme that focuses on inclusive education, reducing barriers to participation and improving children’s outcomes is welcomed by Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) . More >>
CPAG welcomes new and improved Tomorrow’s Schools
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 4:35 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
A new Education Work Programme that focuses on inclusive education, reducing barriers to participation and improving children’s outcomes is welcomed by Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) . More >>
Families package is tip of iceberg for families in poverty
Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 1:32 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
The Salvation Army’s annual State of the Nations report released today shows that improving incomes will only be the start of reducing hardship among children and families in Aotearoa-New Zealand, says Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). More >>
Outdated tenancy laws increase risks for children in poverty
Monday, 12 February 2018, 6:21 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Outdated tenancy laws increase risks for children in poverty Childhood illnesses, transience and a disastrous rate of homelessness in New Zealand evidenced by the Government's Stocktake on Housing report are attributable to a desperate lack of ... More >>
Support for Eat Right, Be Bright campaign
Friday, 9 February 2018, 12:15 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
A nutritious lunch for every child would go a long way toward ensuring that all children have the same chance for good educational outcomes, and support healthy physical and mental development, says Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) . More >>
Child poverty targets realistic, but income needs urgent
Thursday, 1 February 2018, 2:48 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says the ten year targets set by the Government last night to reduce child poverty are both appropriate and realistic. They are also consistent with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal of halving child poverty ... More >>
Budget Policy shows some progress, but more work is needed
Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 4:32 pm | CPAG
-- Treasury’s Budget Policy Statement (BPS) 2018 indicates some real progress in terms of social wellbeing, but there are still outstanding issues that need to be urgently considered ahead of the upcoming Budget, says Child Poverty Action Group ... More >>
New poverty measures will provide a broader picture - CPAG
Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 7:35 pm | CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) commends the Government for its new Child Poverty Reduction Bill. In particular, its comprehensive multi-tiered poverty lines will provide a broader picture of the depth of child poverty than any single measure could. More >>
Child poverty should be a key focus for Inquiry
Wednesday, 24 January 2018, 2:07 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
It is heartening that the Government has announced a national Inquiry into Mental Health and Addictions. Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says it is vital that this Inquiry addresses child poverty as a preventable cause of mental health problems. More >>
Muddled numbers provide an opportunity for Government
Thursday, 18 January 2018, 2:01 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that Treasury’s error in overestimating the numbers of children lifted out of poverty by both National and Labour’s families packages provides an opportunity for the Government to take bold action. More >>
CPAG report: The further fraying of the welfare safety net
Sunday, 17 December 2017, 10:25 am | CPAG
New Zealand’s welfare system has undergone a major transformation during the past three decades. This process has seriously thwarted the original intent of the system, which was to provide a decent standard of living for all New Zealanders in times ... More >>
Families package signals a sea change for children
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 9:51 pm | CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the Government’s Families Package announced today , which provides a significant boost to income support where it’s desperately needed. More >>
A socially caring economic model to follow
Thursday, 7 December 2017, 3:40 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that successful ethical lending schemes such as Nga Tangata Microfinance (NTM) that are designed to empower families in hardship and reduce the effect of debt, should be a model for adoption nationwide. More >>
New child poverty numbers should be viewed cautiously
Thursday, 7 December 2017, 8:17 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says the new Child Poverty Monitor 2017 report shows some improvements in rates and number of children in material hardship, but the figures should be viewed with a degree of caution. More >>
Call for a strong and enduring response to reducing poverty
Friday, 24 November 2017, 8:43 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Reducing child poverty was on top of the agenda for New Zealand’s main political parties going into the 2017 Election. Political leaders shared a vision for improving children’s wellbeing and signalled there was a common understanding that the level ... More >>
Children's income needs should be addressed urgently
Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 4:22 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) applauds the Government’s recent announcements to ease student hardship by a $50 increase in allowances on 1 January, 2018 , and urges Parliament to address children’s needs with similar urgency. More >>
A stronger Healthy Homes Bill will be a pillar for children
Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 12:08 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
More than 40,000 children are hospitalised each year with preventable illnesses that can be attributed to poverty and poor living conditions, and vastly improving legislation around the quality and safety of rental homes is imperative if the wellbeing ... More >>
We absolutely can do better to support rights of children
Monday, 13 November 2017, 12:27 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the new report "Getting it Right" by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC) Monitoring Group . More >>
A New Zealand where all children can flourish
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 12:47 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that with a new minister for Child Poverty Reduction, there is hope for measurable improvement in the lives of affected children in Aotearoa-New Zealand. More >>
MSD is treating loans as income in the courts
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 2:50 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Borrowed money should not count as income that can reduce benefit entitlements, says Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). More >>
