Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 24, 2018 17:11:45 GMT 12
SALVATION ARMY SEEKS HELP AS POVERTY RATES RISE
Poverty levels in New Zealand are on the rise with the Salvation Army seeing 336 new families every week.
The organisation says the cost of living in New Zealand is the cause of a new wave of poverty.
Head of the Salvation Army's welfare service says rents, petrol prices, and basic food costs continue to rise.
120,000 people seek help from the Salvation Army New Zealand every year. 40 percent of them are Māori.......
www.maoritelevision.com/news/politics/salvation-army-seeks-help-poverty-rates-rise
Poverty levels in New Zealand are on the rise with the Salvation Army seeing 336 new families every week.
The organisation says the cost of living in New Zealand is the cause of a new wave of poverty.
Head of the Salvation Army's welfare service says rents, petrol prices, and basic food costs continue to rise.
120,000 people seek help from the Salvation Army New Zealand every year. 40 percent of them are Māori.......
www.maoritelevision.com/news/politics/salvation-army-seeks-help-poverty-rates-rise
