The reasons behind this are complex, but one major factor seems to be the rising financial cost of raising children. At 28, I ...

Figures released by Stats NZ today show no change in child poverty rates for the year ended June 2024, reflecting the impact of a prolonged cost of living crisis. Stats NZ data for the three ...

Child Poverty Reduction Minister Louise Upston says. Figures released by Stats NZ today show no change in child poverty rates for the year ended June 2024, reflecting the impact of a prolonged cost of ...

The two-child benefit cap restricts benefit payments to cover the first two children in most households. The cap means that ...

Experts suggest that affordable and accessible education is crucial for addressing child poverty in the long term. One-third of Erie's school-aged children lived in poverty in 2023, more than ...

There has been no significant change in the percentage of children living in poverty and the government has missed all its child poverty targets, new figures show. StatsNZ data released on Thursday ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Aberlour charity warned Scotland was in "the grip of a debt and child poverty crisis" at a time council tax ...

Data released today by Statistics New Zealand showed the urgent problem facing Aotearoa New Zealand in tackling child poverty, said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi Economist Craig Renney. "Child poverty is ...

New figures show there has been no significant change in child poverty rates, and the government has missed all its child poverty targets. Chief Children's Commissioner Dr Claire Achmad spoke to ...

Three critical child poverty targets have not been met, Stats NZ says. Under the Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018, the minister in charge is required to set immediate (three-year) and long-term ...