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CPAG Election 2020: Our policies to eliminate child poverty

22/07/2020ActionTracey Sharp

Read Child Poverty Action Group’s policies to eliminate child poverty in Aotearoa here

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Plan to charge for emergency housing back on

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Election 2020: Green Party and The Opportunities Party support introduction of rent caps

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Labour’s Living Wage Policy “Real Victory” For Low Wage Workers

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Labour’s Welfare Policies Welcome But Silence On Children Disappointing

Press Release: Child Poverty Action Group 12 September 2020 The Child Poverty Action Group today warmly welcomed the Labour Party’s policies to reinstate the Training Incentive Allowance (TIA) for sole parents undertaking tertiary level study and to make part-time paid work more worthwhile for families on benefits – but warned that Labour’s pledges would not … Continue reading Labour’s Welfare Policies Welcome But Silence On Children Disappointing →

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Winter energy payments ending: ‘I don’t know what I am going to do’

Debrin Foxcroft, Stuff, Sep 09 2020 Widowed pensioner Kathleen Chase has a serious heart condition and says the end of the winter energy payment on October 1 means she will struggle to keep her Housing New Zealand flat warm. During winter, she has relied on the weekly winter energy payment to cover most of her … Continue reading Winter energy payments ending: ‘I don’t know what I am going to do’ →

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