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What does the Budget mean for the local social sector, and children living in poverty in New Zealand?<\/p>\n
The Western Bay of Plenty branch of the Child Poverty Action Group supported by SociaLink are hosting a discussion on May 24 for social agencies to hear the national organisation’s analysis of the 2022 Budget.<\/p>\n
Shining The Light on Child Poverty will include three speakers – Alan Johnson, National Deputy Convenor for CPAG, Hana Seddon, a social worker from the Salvation Army and senior associate at the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies and economic inequality commentator Max Rashbrooke.<\/p>\n
CPAG is a charity founded in 1994 which works to eliminate child poverty in New
\nZealand through research, education and advocacy. The CPAG Regional Network for the Western Bay has become a well established collaborative, under the umbrella of CPAG National.<\/p>\n
It says the Covid-19 pandemic has placed a disproportionate burden on those in our communities who are least resourced to weather the storm. Increasing inflationary pressures are further widening the gap and increasing the pressure on families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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