Susan St John

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

With the government delivering the biggest budget surplus in a decade, how should it be spent? Finance Minister Grant Robertson says he wants to invest in infrastructure, health and education, keep… Audio

A High Court ruling that bank loans and credit card debt can't be considered part of a beneficiary's income is being hailed as a landmark decision with huge implications. The Ministry for Social… Audio

Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni says an announcement on the promised overhaul of the welfare system can be expected in the next three to four weeks.

Questions have been raised again about… Audio

The Government's overhaul of the welfare system - promised as part of Labour's confidence and supply agreement with the Greens - is imminent. The Social Development Minister, Carmel Sepuloni, says… Audio

The Child Poverty Action Group is welcoming the Government's families package, saying that at last children's needs are being taken seriously. The package focuses on several key areas: an extension to… Audio

The Children's Commissioner and community groups say they're excited to see how the new government plans to reduce child poverty - but question how quickly it can be done. During the election campaign… Audio

The Government announced yesterday that 40 percent of those receiving Working For Families payments are being underpaid and about 25 percent are getting too much. It's put out a proposal to fix Inland… Audio

Labour's new family package has been described as creating a convoluted spaghetti of entitlements and party's been accused of fleecing billions of dollars from NZers. But Labour says it will help… Audio

The government's retirement savings scheme, Kiwisaver, is now a decade old. There are now more than 2.7 million members and it has savings of more than 41 billion dollars. But that's not enough for… Audio

Critics of Kiwisaver say the scheme needs updating. They argue its discriminatory and entrenches existing economic privilege. Audio

Child Poverty Action Group responds to Judge Andrew Becroft's challenge to Labour and National to commit to reducing child poverty by five 5 to ten percent by the end of 2017. Audio

A Salvation Army report published today warns hundreds of thousands of baby boomers could be left homeless in retirement. Audio

The Ministry of Social Development has provided a snapshot of the number of children whose parents had lost up to half their benefits for failing to, for the most part, turn up for a meeting. Audio