Budget 2026

Child Poverty Report 2026
Te Pōharatanga Tamariki

Introduction

Under section 15EA of the Public Finance Act 1989, the Minister of Finance is required to present to the House on Budget Day a report on child poverty that:

  • discusses any progress made, in the most recent completed financial year, in reducing child poverty consistent with the targets under the Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018, and
  • indicates whether and, if so, to what extent, measures in or related to the Budget will affect child poverty.
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