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MPs considering the ‘Fair Residency’ bill have accepted it would be unfair on recent, older migrants to lift the period they must wait for NZ Super from 10 to 20 years without phasing it in over a number of years.
MPs have accepted it would be unfair to make older migrants already in New Zealand wait until they are in their 70s or 80s to get NZ Super. The New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income (Fair Residency) Amendment Bill is being considered by MPs. There are concerns it is unfair that migrants can qualify for full NZ Super after just 10 years.
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Melanie Carroll06:00, May 05 2021
Working for Families has not increased in line with wages unlike main benefits and New Zealand Super, leaving some families up to $1900 worse off over two years, according to the Child Poverty Action Group. Working for Families is a key tool to reduce New Zealand’s high child poverty rates, the group said, but it is failing to keep up with New Zealand Superannuation and main benefits, which automatically increase in line with wages each year. Working for Families payments are not wage-indexed, and are only partially inflation-indexed, the group said. The group wanted the Government to automatically increase the payments every year to keep up with wage increases.
Press Release – Child Poverty Action Group Families in low-paid work with three children would have received up to $1900 more over the last two years if income support for children automatically kept up with wages, according to new research from the Child Poverty Action Group. Since 2018, …
Families in low-paid work with three children would have received up to $1900 more over the last two years if income support for children automatically kept up with wages, according to new research from the Child Poverty Action Group.
Since 2018, the Government has not increased payment rates for “Working for Families”, the key income support programme for children, yet it treats income support for adults differently, automatically increasing main benefits and New Zealand Superannuation in line with wages every year.
Press Release – Child Poverty Action Group Families in low-paid work with three children would have received up to $1900 more over the last two years if income support for children automatically kept up with wages, according to new research from the Child Poverty Action Group. Since 2018, …
Families in low-paid work with three children would have received up to $1900 more over the last two years if income support for children automatically kept up with wages, according to new research from the Child Poverty Action Group.
Since 2018, the Government has not increased payment rates for “Working for Families”, the key income support programme for children, yet it treats income support for adults differently, automatically increasing main benefits and New Zealand Superannuation in line with wages every year.