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Average debt to MSD doubles in five years
The average amount people owe to the Ministry of Social Development after getting grants or advances to cover basic living costs has doubled in the last five years.
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Current benefits 'not sufficient to survive on', social welfare groups say
The government is being warned many more families will fall into poverty if it doesn't boost support for people losing their jobs because of Covid-19. Audio
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What is in the budget to address child poverty
Audio 14 May 2020What has the Budget 2020 delivered for child poverty. Georgie Craw, the executive director of Child Poverty Action Group talks to the Panel. Audio
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'Huge increase' expected in benefit applications over coming weeks
With unemployment expected to grow, beneficiary advocates say major changes to the welfare system are needed in Thursday's Budget.
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Could a cash drop for every kiwi help stem the fallout?
The government hasn't ruled out giving a cash sum to everyone to stimulate the economy but will it help? Associate Professor Susan St John from the University of Auckland Business School and founding… Audio
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The Panel with Leonie Freeman and Russell Brown (Part 2)
Audio 24 Apr 2020The government hasn't ruled out giving a cash sum to everyone to stimulate the economy but will it help? Associate Professor Susan St John from the University of Auckland Business School and founding… Audio
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Social services ask for halt of debt collection and fees
Fifteen social service organisations are asking utility, housing, banking and finance companies - plus government - to show compassion during the lockdown.
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Struggle to get emergency grant: 'It made me feel like I'm worth nothing'
People with empty cupboards and the newly unemployed are desperately seeking financial support from the government but many are struggling to get through.
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New figures show little change in child poverty
One in eight children were living in material hardship in the year ended June 2019, around the same as the previous year, newly released figures show.
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Benefit numbers climbing as are hardship grants
Child Poverty Action Group economic spokesperson, Susan St John, joins the discussion on more people signing up for benefits at the same time as beneficiaries are needing more emergency grants to make… Audio
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Advocates call for base benefit increases
The Social Development Minister won't promise to increase benefits, in the face of growing demand for hardship grants.
Almost 200,000 more hardship grants were made in the three months to December… Audio
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The benefit battle: 'Every cent counts'
The number of people desperate for government help to pay for essentials like food and rent is skyrocketing - with advocates warning that won't change until baseline benefits increase.
Figures… Video, Audio
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Free Meds? Counting the cost of prescriptions
Audio 20 Jan 2020A new study into prescription charges will ascertain the extent to which $5 prescription charges are stopping New Zealanders from undergoing treatment. University of Otago Professor Pauline Norris is… Audio
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Pension for children no panacea
Susan St John of Child Poverty Action group says a "children's pension" is no panacea for children in poverty in New Zealand. Audio
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KiwiBuild and RMA may be scrapped under National if elected
The National Party is proposing to completely scrap the Resource Management Act and KiwiBuild if elected into government next year.
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Groups get together urging govt fix relationships problems in welfare system
A coalition of NGOs is demanding the Government make urgent changes to the way relationships are treated in the welfare system.
It comes as at least one beneficiary claims she was forced to lie to… Audio
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Advocates demand changes to 'punitive' benefit relationship rules
Advocacy groups have banded together, asking Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to prompt changes to the rules around relationships in the welfare system, which they say are punitive and harmful.
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Calls for change around beneficiaries' relationship rules
Beneficiary advocates want urgent changes to the rules around relationships in the welfare system.
Child Poverty Action Group, Auckland Action Against Poverty and Action Station have written an open… Audio
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Calls to change relationship definitions in welfare system
The Child Poverty Action Group is joining with Auckland Action Against Poverty and Action Station to call for urgent changes to the way relationships are defined in the welfare system. They've written… Audio
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Social Development Minister 'working quickly as I can' on welfare reforms
Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni says she and her Ministry are working as quickly as they can on welfare reform and it's easier to make recommendations than to implement them.
Lisa Owen… Video, Audio
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New playground at Parliament as calls grow for poverty action
A flash new playground has been unveiled on Parliament's grounds, amid growing calls for the government to take more action to help lift kiwi kids out of poverty.The Prime Minister and the Speaker cut… Video, Audio
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Government quotes welfare stats after child poverty inaction accusations
The government has released statistics showing uptake of its budgeted welfare package two days after it was criticised over inaction on child poverty reduction.
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Child poverty inaction: 'hard to tell what govt is actually working on'
The government has failed to take any immediate measures to fix child poverty, a member of an expert group set up to help reduce it says.
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Experts say government ignored Child Poverty Action Group report
An expert group set up by the government to help it reduce child poverty say the government has failed to take any immediate measures to fix the problem.
The Welfare Expert Advisory Group submitted a… Audio
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Question Time for 22 October 2019
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Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?
Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s policies…
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