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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.
Child Poverty Action Group - Latest News [Page 15]
Proposed funding model could do more harm
Thursday, 20 April 2017, 2:31 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that axing the current decile funding system on the basis that it is too crude, only to replace it with another that is already said to to be unreliable, may have the result of seriously disadvantaging schools ... More >>
Band-Aid responses to the deepening housing shortage
Wednesday, 12 April 2017, 3:58 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
New Zealand’s housing crisis appears to be worsening with escalating need as well as wide concern by housing agencies and the Government alike, says Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) . More >>
Latest income and welfare changes fall short of addressing n
Wednesday, 5 April 2017, 5:25 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
All children are vulnerable
Friday, 31 March 2017, 12:59 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) advises that the new Oranga Tamariki (Ministry for Vulnerable Children) officially replacing Child, Youth and Family as of today, should have a much wider vision and extend its focus to all children in need. It ... More >>
Fiscal responsibility requires more focus on children
Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 5:18 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that to be fiscally responsible, an incoming Government needs to stop looking at ways to reduce debt and think about ways to reduce spending on the ambulance at the bottom of the hill, specifically by committing to ... More >>
Prioritise investing in high quality ECCE for all children
Monday, 27 March 2017, 1:44 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) calls on Government to demonstrate a commitment to providing high quality early childhood care and education (ECCE) to our nation’s children, including reinstating a policy of 100% qualified staff. More >>
Support for UCAN NZ Health Charter
Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 11:23 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG ) supports and endorses the Health Charter by the United Communities Action Network New Zealand (UCAN) that says "everyone deserves the right to health". More >>
Thriving Families reinforces CPAG campaign
Friday, 17 March 2017, 1:17 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says the "Thriving Families" policy of The Opportunities Party (TOP) announced on Tuesday recognises New Zealand desperately needs a fundamental re-envisioning of the welfare and income redistribution systems. More >>
Doctors and families embrace free Dr visits for under-13s
Thursday, 16 March 2017, 12:34 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that significantly reducing the number of hospital admissions for preventable illness among children should be a national goal. More >>
Technical efficiency not enough for children
Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 11:40 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) urges Prime Minister Bill English not to trifle with Working for Families (WFF), but to deliver meaningful change for those who most need it in his promised family package. More >>
Poverty link to risk of child abuse cannot be ignored
Friday, 3 March 2017, 2:32 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) supports and endorses the open letter by the Human Rights Commission calling on the Prime Minister to initiate an independent inquiry into the abuse of people held in State care, in order to "identify the systemic ... More >>
Social housing demand up 49% since 2015
Thursday, 2 March 2017, 2:53 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says the Government must urgently deliver a wider range of affordable housing solutions as a credible response to the rising need for emergency financial support. These solutions include building more state houses and ... More >>
New CPAG Report: Children and the Living Wage
Monday, 27 February 2017, 3:30 pm | CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that care must be taken not to undermine the needs of families by promoting a Living Wage (LW) as a ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution. More >>
New data must take child welfare into consideration
Wednesday, 15 February 2017, 1:23 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that attention to the well-being of children from families recently off benefits must be at the fore of new data analysis if the undertaking is to be meaningful. More >>
Make housing low-income families a priority
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 4:32 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
In it’s submission to the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the Budget Policy Statement 2017 this week, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) said that reducing the rate and depth of child poverty must be the first priority in the 2017 budget. More >>
New Zealand off the track with child wellbeing
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 10:18 am | Child Poverty Action Group
The Salvation Army’s annual State of the Nation report reveals an alarming lack of improvement for children living in poverty in New Zealand despite a significant growth in the economy. More >>
Plea for a cross-party commitment to ending child poverty
Thursday, 2 February 2017, 11:00 am | Child Poverty Action Group
We have the figures: we know that 28% of children living in Aotearoa are experiencing the effects of some form of income poverty - they are living in families who have incomes that are less than 60% of the average median, after housing costs. More >>
Minimum wage increase has minimal impact without supports
Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 12:11 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
For the second time inside of two years the National Government has increased the minimum wage by 50 cents per hour, this year equating to a 3.3% increase (down slightly from last year’s 3.4%). More >>
Back-to-school budget demands send parents into crisis
Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 1:03 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Families still reeling from the expense of Christmas now face the high costs of the new school year along with rent increases and other rising costs of living. More >>
Documentary will reveal harsh realities for homeless youth
Monday, 16 January 2017, 12:59 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
More than half of the 41,000 homeless in New Zealand are under 25 - and Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that the causes of homelessness must be addressed urgently, or a cycle of poverty and crime will perpetuate, and rates of youth suicide - already ... More >>
