Louise Upston: Child Poverty Reduction Minister on the Government failing to meet targets for reducing child poverty
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
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The Child Poverty Reduction Minister attributes stagnant progress to tough economic conditions.
Annual figures to June show no real change since 2018, despite a cross-party commitment to halve the rate by 2028.
More than 143,000 children are estimated to be living in material hardship.
But Minister Louise Upston says a growing economy will start to help.
"For some families, the cost of living is still affecting them. The OCR drop yesterday - it takes a while for that to flow through and for families to really feel it."
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