Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 12:36 pm Press Release: ACT New Zealand
“The Government is not on track to halve child poverty
within 10 years of targets it set in 2019,” says ACT
Social Development spokesperson Karen
Chhour.
“Jacinda Ardern’s heart is in the right
place but her policies aren’t really working.
“It
stands to reason that those most likely to be positively
impacted by the Government’s efforts probably already have
been.
“But today’s child poverty data from
Statistics NZ shows key indicators hovering around the same
levels over the past three years, with positive change in
many areas negligible.
“Material hardship rates have
reduced, but they’re not reducing at rates that will halve
child poverty by 2028.
“If the medicine isn’t
fixing the illness you change the prescription, which is why
ACT’s
welfare policies deserve greater
attention.
“Rather than locking so many New
Zealanders into a cycle of poverty, which Government
policies are doing, ACT is proposing a social security
system fit for the 21st
Century.”
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