31 Jan 2018

Child poverty law welcomed by Children's Commissioner

From Morning Report, 7:22 am on 31 January 2018

The government says it will set both three-yearly and 10-year targets for reducing child poverty. And it will give yearly updates in the Budget. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern outlined the plan yesterday saying there'd be a range of measures used to ensure poverty rates fall. Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft discusses his hopes for the law with Susie Ferguson.