5 Mar 2018

Nearly 100k more NZers seeking food hardship grants

From Morning Report, 7:43 am on 5 March 2018

Government spending on food hardship grants have reached record levels, jumping by $10 million last year. Ministry of Social Development figures show that close to half a million food grants were made in 2017 - an increase of close to 100,000 on the year before. RNZ social issues reporter Sarah Robson has the story.