Salvation Army Report Shows Core Benefit Must Raise
Wednesday, 12 February 2020, 9:55 am Press Release: Green Party
12 February 2020
The Green Party are
calling for an increase to the core benefit following the
Salvation Army’s State
of the Nation report that shows growing inequality
in New Zealand.
“New Zealanders are compassionate
and understand that everyone should be able to thrive in
their communities, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or
postcode”, Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson said
today.
“But successive Governments have allowed for
the erosion of incomes and our social safety
net.
“Now New Zealanders trying to find work –
particularly single mums and people with poor health – are
doing it really tough. This report echoes that the core
benefit is simply not enough to provide proper
help.
“The Green Party will continue to work with
our Government partners to increase the core
benefit.
“This will mean everyone is part of a
community where they can flourish. Communities are empowered
to help one another, with Government support that allows all
of us to live with
dignity”.
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