What are the child poverty reduction targets?
The Act requires the Government to set three-year and ten-year reduction targets on the three primary measures. These targets are set out in the table below.
Table 2 - Child poverty reduction targets (% of children)
| Primary measure | Baseline rate (2017/18) |
3-year target rate (2020/21) |
10-year target rate (2027/28) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHC50 moving line | 16.5% | 10.5% | 5% |
| AHC50 fixed line | 22.8% | 18.8% | 10% |
| Material hardship | 13.3% | 10.3% | 6% |
The percentage number in each line in the table above shows the percentage of children in New Zealand living in poverty at the baseline year (2017/18) and at the three-year and 10-year target years.