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Life has got worse for those on benefits and low incomes

Bonnie Robinson says the Government’s use of benefit sanctions won’t work.

WATCH: The Salvation Army’s social policy and parliamentary unit director Dr Bonnie Robinson speaks with Brent Edwards.

Brent Edwards Wed, 12 Feb 2025

In its annual State of the Nation report for 2024, the Salvation Army paints a grim picture of the challenges faced by low-income New Zealanders.

On almost every measure in the report, the country has gone backwards. Child poverty got worse last year, there were more children at risk, and more

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Brent Edwards Wed, 12 Feb 2025
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