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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 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 >>
Government on the right track to more inclusive education
Wednesday, 7 November 2018, 2:06 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
The 600 new support staff for schools announced by the Ministry of Education over the weekend is a welcome advance for children in Aotearoa, and one that could not come soon enough considering the latest OECD stats on education inequality, says ... More >>
Importance of Working for Families recognised
Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 2:15 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes recognition by the Tax Working Group (TWG) that Working for Families (WFF) provides vital tax transfers to low-income families to offset high taxes on low incomes and make taxes fairer. More >>
Rental reform proposal offers little
Thursday, 25 October 2018, 1:24 pm | CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s (MHUD) intention to reform the outdated Residential Tenancies Act, but stated in a submission to the MHUD that the proposals put forth don’t go far enough to provide ... More >>
It's time for the stigmatising nature of welfare to change
Friday, 19 October 2018, 12:42 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the Privacy Commissioner inquiry into the Ministry of Social Development’s (MSD) investigative practices and joins the AAAP’s call for the department to end cruel and invasive practices that can have ... More >>
Time for punitive, stigmatising nature of welfare to change
Friday, 19 October 2018, 12:41 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the Privacy Commissioner inquiry into the Ministry of Social Development’s (MSD) investigative practices and joins the AAAP’s call for the department to end cruel and invasive practices that can have ... More >>
KiwiBuy could provide security to low-income families
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 11:32 am | Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that a broad sweep of new housing programmes is required to reduce the reliance on an increasingly unaffordable and unreliable private rental market. More >>
Loan shark net tightens, but holes still remain
Monday, 15 October 2018, 7:32 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Ngā Tangata Microfinance (NTM) welcomes the new measures announced by Minister for Commerce and Consumer Affairs Kris Faafoi, that will strengthen the net of protection for vulnerable consumers in the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA). More >>
Cross party support for Child Poverty Reduction Bill welcome
Thursday, 4 October 2018, 8:14 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
The cross party support for the Child Poverty Reduction Bill is a significant step forward for children and young people in Aotearoa-New Zealand. More >>
Green Party welfare campaign welcomed by CPAG
Monday, 1 October 2018, 12:26 pm | CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the Green Party campaign " to put the heart back into our social support system ". The campaign supports the need for a more supportive and compassionate welfare system, that ensures beneficiaries ... More >>
Recommendations to make "Welfare Fit for Families"
Monday, 24 September 2018, 10:51 am | CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the Government’s 12 priorities for a "modern and fairer New Zealand" . More >>
CPAG Summit 2018
Friday, 7 September 2018, 2:21 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
It is widely acknowledged that there are inadequacies in the current design of the Welfare System in Aotearoa-New Zealand. Welfare payment levels and tax credits are too low to adequately support low-income families. Policy changes over the past three ... More >>
CPAG Launches Welfare Fit for Families Campaign
Thursday, 6 September 2018, 11:57 am | CPAG
What will it take to ensure that all children living in Aotearoa-New Zealand have all their wellbeing needs met? More >>
A safe harbour in life’s financial storms
Monday, 3 September 2018, 12:18 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
Ngā Tangata Microfinance supports this year’s Money Week focus; asking New Zealanders how they will weather life’s financial storms, and how quickly they can bounce back. More >>
Rethinking the Welfare System for the 21st Century
Friday, 31 August 2018, 12:59 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
How can politicians and policy-makers reform the welfare system so that it is fit for families in the 21st century? More >>
