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Child poverty is a real problem in New Zealand

These families and children are doing it hard

Some facts about children in poverty

Children growing up in poverty have greater health risks

Children in poverty are more likely to live in crowed housing

Some children are at greater risk

• Greatest need for external support

• Greatest harm incurred

• Greatest inequalities

• Greatest return on investment

Very young children

Māori and Pasifika children

Children in sole-parent families

Children in severe and persistent poverty

What do children say?

“Poverty is…not getting proper opportunities like going on school trips, hard to take part in things like sports and other activities”.

“Poverty is…moving houses, always moving – stressful. Having to move in the middle of the night – unable to pay rent, scary. Don’t make a lot of friends if moving a lot.”

“Poverty is…children left home alone as parents need to work. Children having to stay at home to look after brothers and sisters.”