Housing crisis tragedy for the future of children s education, welfare
2 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Angel Kaur has been on the social housing waiting list for nearly three years, with six months of that in the highest priority group. Photo / Alex Burton
Angel Kaur has been on the social housing waiting list for nearly three years, with six months of that in the highest priority group. Photo / Alex Burton
It was her fourth school in two years.
The fourth time entering a new classroom, catching up to her peers, making new friends, and she d had enough. Tears poured down the primary school pupil s cheeks
The food vouchers were meant to help people who were not eligible for Government subsidies. However, the father was in New Zealand on a working visa and found he wasn t eligible for Government support during lockdown.
The Santos family say Jeffrey s offending was caused by his ignorance over the law, and would not reoccur. The offence occurred during the COVID-19 alert level 4 lockdown period when his income was halved, and he was desperate to provide for his family, reads the tribunal decision. The husband and the wife deeply regret the husband s offending.
Brooke Stanley Pao, coordinator at Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP), says current benefit levels and government support for migrant communities force people to break the law so they can provide for their families.
Press Release – Auckland Action Against Poverty Statistics released today show that inflation was almost three times higher for people receiving benefits than for all households in the year to December 2020, mostly due to higher rents. We know that people receiving benefits end up paying a higher …
Statistics released today show that inflation was almost three times higher for people receiving benefits than for all households in the year to December 2020, mostly due to higher rents.
“We know that people receiving benefits end up paying a higher proportion of their income than other households for everything, because benefits are not sufficient for people to live on comfortably” says co-ordinator of Auckland Action Against Poverty Brooke Stanley Pao.