The Statistics NZ 2022 Household Economic Survey –

Targeted action needed to address child poverty right now

The child poverty statistics in the NZ 2022 Household Economic Survey show no annual change in the year ended June 2022. Again, we see Māori, Pacific and disabled children are disproportionately impacted by poverty in Aotearoa.

Children’s Commissioner Judge Frances Eivers joins The Breakfast Show to discuss how we can work toward less child poverty in Aotearoa