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!['Escalation of poverty' in pandemic linked to jobs, living costs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Escalation of poverty' in pandemic linked to jobs, living costs
'If we give up, say it's too hard, we are consigning a generation to the scrap heap.'
![18,000 more children in poverty since lockdown - report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
18,000 more children in poverty since lockdown - report
Māori and Pasifika have borne the brunt of Government inaction, experts say.
![Support for increased income for low or non-waged](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Support for increased income for low or non-waged
Poll of 40 agencies finds consistent backing for boosting income support to the needy.
![Child Poverty: Govt was on track to meet reduction targets ... before Covid-19](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Child Poverty: Govt was on track to meet reduction targets ... before Covid-19
Govt needs to lift benefits and build more houses, Children's Commissioner says.
!['Children cannot wait': Government slammed for 'unjustifiably slow' welfare reform](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Children cannot wait': Government slammed for 'unjustifiably slow' welfare reform
Child advocates say there is 'immediate, severe need, and children cannot wait'.
![Brian Fallow: Help the kids, hit the landlords](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Fallow: Help the kids, hit the landlords
It makes no sense that property investors can deduct all their interest costs.
![Cecilia Robinson: Why 2023 must set the benchmark for child poverty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cecilia Robinson: Why 2023 must set the benchmark for child poverty
OPINION: Child poverty is our national disgrace, writes Cecilia Robinson.
![Covid-19 predicted to make child poverty worse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Covid-19 predicted to make child poverty worse
Child poverty trends suggest a need for the "transformational" policies promised in 2017.
![Election 2020: What's the plan for welfare and child poverty? Policies compared](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Election 2020: What's the plan for welfare and child poverty? Policies compared
Labour is offering the carrot, National the stick, and other parties want a new approach.
![They say they're flatmates. Winz says otherwise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
They say they're flatmates. Winz says otherwise
They were two friends sharing a flat. But Work and Income thought otherwise.
![Beneficiaries penalised for falling in love](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Beneficiaries penalised for falling in love
Jacinda Ardern is being asked to drop penalties for beneficiaries who start relationships.
![Left behind: School survey finds gulf in kids' internet access at home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Left behind: School survey finds gulf in kids' internet access at home
A survey has found a huge digital divide between schoolchildren in rich and poor areas.
![Big schools vow to fight loss of schools' powers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Big schools vow to fight loss of schools' powers
School boards glad to lose "compliance" role so they can focus on students.
![Comment: Let's not forget another September anniversary](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Comment: Let's not forget another September anniversary
We were world leaders on social security in 1938. We can be so again, argues Mike O'Brien
![Critics on review team point to big shake-up for schools](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Critics on review team point to big shake-up for schools
Taskforce members propose reshaping education agencies to strengthen links among schools.
![Terry Sarten: It's not where we are - it's how we get there](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Terry Sarten: It's not where we are - it's how we get there
National MP's bill to change school decile system missing the point
![Hardship grants at record highs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hardship grants at record highs
Child Poverty Action Group says the National Party "methodically" reduced welfare.
![Plea for cross-party talks to end child poverty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Plea for cross-party talks to end child poverty
Urgent cross-party talks are needed to help end child poverty, group says.
![Can Jacinda end child poverty?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Can Jacinda end child poverty?
Jacinda Ardern wants to reduce child poverty. Simon Collins explores how she can do it.
![Malnutrition puts more children into hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Malnutrition puts more children into hospital
Malnutrition is putting twice as many kids in hospital now compared to ten years ago
![Labour package 'oil' for the economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Labour package 'oil' for the economy
A boost for the poor is a boost for everyone, says a social service provider.