"Shocking, Disappointing" Child Poverty Statistics Show Incrementalism Isn't Working
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 12:54 pm Incrementalism isn’t working: Child Poverty Action Group says that’s the lesson from the latest child poverty statistics released today. "Although not surprising, these pre-Covid statistics overall are deeply disappointing. For families with disabilities, they’re absolutely shocking," says CPAG spokesperson Innes Asher, Professor Emeritus. Most of the nine measures showed no statistical change over the 21 months to March 2020. "We’ve long said that poverty for children is a huge problem and doing just a little bit will not be enough," says Professor...
Source: scoop.co.nz
