Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 7, 2022 3:44:29 GMT 12
FEWER KIWI CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY BUT DISPARITY BETWEEN MĀORI AND PĀKEHĀ INCREASING
About 187,300 Kiwi children live in poverty, 16 percent of the population. That was well below the 2021 target of 18.8 percent, a clear achievement - on paper.
But a demographic breakdown raises questions. Just 14 percent of Pākehā kids were living in poverty, compared to 17.8 percent of Māori kids. That gap isn't new, Eivers said, but that does not make it any less alarming.
"The data shows [the gap] is increasing," she said.
Although poverty continued to decline, the disparity between Māori and Pākehā kids kept growing.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/480230/fewer-kiwi-children-living-in-poverty-but-disparity-between-maori-and-pakeha-increasing
About 187,300 Kiwi children live in poverty, 16 percent of the population. That was well below the 2021 target of 18.8 percent, a clear achievement - on paper.
But a demographic breakdown raises questions. Just 14 percent of Pākehā kids were living in poverty, compared to 17.8 percent of Māori kids. That gap isn't new, Eivers said, but that does not make it any less alarming.
"The data shows [the gap] is increasing," she said.
Although poverty continued to decline, the disparity between Māori and Pākehā kids kept growing.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/480230/fewer-kiwi-children-living-in-poverty-but-disparity-between-maori-and-pakeha-increasing