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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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New Child Poverty stats will provide baseline for reduction
Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 5:45 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
New Child Poverty statistics will provide a sound baseline for reduction targets More >>
CPAG presents: Measuring deprivation in New Zealand
Friday, 29 March 2019, 2:58 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG and Associate Professor Dan Exeter are launching a series of discussion documents which look at the concentration and drivers of deprivation in regions across Aotearoa, using The New Zealand Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). More >>
Measuring deprivation in New Zealand regions
Monday, 25 March 2019, 5:30 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG ) and Associate Professor Dan Exeter are launching a series of discussion documents which look at the concentration and drivers of deprivation in regions across Aotearoa, using The New Zealand Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). More >>
Ngā Tangata: Unsafe credit costs far more than money
Sunday, 24 February 2019, 10:15 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Alarming new research from FinCap reveals the high occurrence of unsafe credit amongst those on low incomes in Aotearoa, and parallels Ngā Tangata Microfinance’s (NTM) experience over many years. More >>
CGT a lost opportunity to explore solutions to inequality
Friday, 22 February 2019, 2:54 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the Tax Working Group’s (TWG) final report and acknowledges the huge amount of time, effort and expertise involved in developing a comprehensive Capital Gains Tax (CGT). More >>
CPAG welcomes move to qualified in-home carers
Friday, 22 February 2019, 9:05 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the move by the Ministry of Education towards more professional in-home early childhood care and education (ECCE), ensuring all children in ECCE environments are accessing high quality, culturally relevant, ... More >>
Children’s voices denied in Select Committee debacle
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 9:20 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) believes that National’s attempt to thwart Finance and Expenditure Select Committee submission hearings on the Budget Policy Statement last week has serious implications for the democratic process. More >>
State of the Nation report shows little improvement for kids
Wednesday, 13 February 2019, 9:55 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the The Salvation Army’s annual State of the Nation report "Are You Well? Are We Safe?" released today, which provides an overview of how New Zealand is doing for the wellbeing of its citizens. ... More >>
Fewer sanctions will support the wellbeing of children
Thursday, 24 January 2019, 12:33 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) joins Auckland Action Against Poverty , the Beneficiary Advocacy Federation and ActionStation in applauding the easing of disciplinary action for benefit recipients, under less stringent welfare practices. More >>
Families cannot wait till Budget 2019 announcements
Friday, 18 January 2019, 9:55 am | Child Poverty Action Group
The latest benefit data from the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) provides cast iron evidence that current levels of welfare benefits and Working for Families tax credits are far too inadequate to meet the everyday needs of families who rely on ... More >>
Child Poverty Bill and Wellbeing Budget vital for change
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 3:22 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes both the Government’s first Wellbeing Budget and the passing into law of the Child Poverty Reduction Bill this week, saying that both are indicators of the intention for real and sustained change to come. More >>
CPAG calls for an Inquiry to review the debts of MSD current and former clients
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 4:27 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) applauds the Social Security Appeal Authority’s decision to have the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) wipe the debt of a seriously ill and frequently homeless beneficiary. More >>
Food poverty due to inadequate incomes and high cost housing
Monday, 10 December 2018, 9:21 am | Child Poverty Action Group
CPM 2018: Inadequate incomes and high cost housing to blame for rise in food poverty More >>
Tomorrow’s Schools Taskforce provides bold, brave blueprint
Friday, 7 December 2018, 12:15 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says the release of the 31 recommendations from the Tomorrow’s Schools Independent taskforce is a genuine and game changing blueprint to radically change New Zealand education. More >>
CPAG welcomes He Ara Oranga: Report
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 12:34 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) applauds the newly released He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction , and says it a comprehensive and substantive response to the wide ranging submissions, with commendable focus ... More >>
Wellbeing Strategy welcomed by CPAG but levers for change ne
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 2:52 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
CPAG welcomes the coalition Government’s intention to embed a framework which "will set the direction for how to improve the wellbeing of children and young people in New Zealand" . Such a strategy will be a significant development toward ... More >>
New report from MSD highlights urgent need for action
Wednesday, 28 November 2018, 4:48 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
A new report from Growing Up in New Zealand (GUINZ) data published this week by the Ministry of Social Development highlights the critical link between material hardship and emotional and physical health outcomes for children. It also highlights the greater ... More >>
New article on child poverty and disability welcomed by CPAG
Thursday, 22 November 2018, 12:54 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes Breaking the Link Between Disability and Child and Whanau Poverty a new article by Sam Murray of CCS Disability Action highlighting the inequities that exist among whānau with experiences of disability. More >>
Video project to amplify the voices of beneficiaries
Tuesday, 20 November 2018, 10:44 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and We Are Beneficiaries have teamed up to amplify the voices of those who have experienced first hand that Aotearoa’s current system of welfare is not always the supportive safety net that it was built to be. More >>
Negative experiences at WINZ
Friday, 9 November 2018, 9:12 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and ActionStation welcome the Government’s vision for "a welfare system … that ensures people have an adequate income and standard of living, [and] are treated with, and can live in dignity and are able to participate ... More >>
