The Green Party is calling on the Government to ensure all people working in horticulture are paid liveable wages and have access to quality accommodation.

The Green Party supports calls by 40 welfare and poverty organisations to increase income support payments to help lift families out of poverty before Christmas.

Support shouldn’t be conditional and our plan isn’t either. Our plan is a new, simple safety net that works for all of us. It’s our plan to improve our communities long-term, so all people in New Zealand can live with dignity, put a roof over their heads and food on the table. Here’s our Poverty Action Plan headlines: A Guaranteed Minimum Income of $325 per week for students and people out of work, no matter what. A Universal Child Benefit...

Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson is calling for the introduction of a Guaranteed Minimum Income to lift hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty and prevent more families entering into further debt with the Ministry of Social Development. 

Our Poverty Action Plan will completely change the way we support people in New Zealand so when people ask for help, they get it. It overhauls the broken welfare system and guarantees that everyone who needs it, no matter what, has a minimum income they can rely on.  Sign on to our plan to show your support for this bold policy for change.  Here’s how our Poverty Action Plan works for all of us: A Guaranteed Minimum Income of $325...

The Green Party supports a strong, independent Tangata Whenua, Community & Voluntary sector contributing to enhance Aotearoa New Zealand’s social, environmental, cultural, physical, spiritual, and economic wellbeing. Funding for the community and voluntary sector should allow it to thrive Funding should be increased with multi-year funding for ongoing programmes. Accountability is important. Reporting and evaluation requirements should be realistic, flexible, and proportionate to the amount of funding. The tax regime and compliance costs should assist the sector to thrive and...

Everyone should be treated equally, with access to what we need to live a good life.  In government we've fought to implement policy that ensures everyone gets a fair go and that we reduce the inequality experienced by women, young people and Māori in particular.  We've achieved a huge amount Incomes for women are increasing through better starting salaries and addressing systemic bias in the public service. We've introduced a bold new model to get all of government working together...

Click here for our 2020 Election Priority on Income Support: Our Poverty Action Plan Everyone deserves enough to live with dignity, support their family’s wellbeing, and participate in their community. Income support can eliminate poverty and encourage all people to participate in a free and fair society to their maximum potential. Benefit levels should be enough to meet people’s basic needs Benefits should keep pace with the cost of living including food, energy, and housing prices. Benefits should not be...