Auckland Action Against Poverty isn't surprised by data into household finances
Auckland Action Against Poverty isn't surprised by data into household finances
29 March 2022
Figures show the Jobseeker benefit won't be enough to meet the total costs of a couple with three children, with an extra three-hundred-dollars still needed.
Spokesperson Brooke Stanley Pao says Covid has seen a rise in people struggling with food and housing insecurity.
She says the rising cost of living is unbearable for vulnerable families - and the April 1 increases will make little difference.
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