Advocates call for homelessness measure for child poverty

From Checkpoint, 5:48 pm on 24 February 2022

Homelessness should be a measure of child poverty, according to advocates.

The latest data from Stats NZ shows all nine child poverty measures in New Zealand have trended downwards over the three years ending June 2021.

It's also the first time the data captures Covid-19 and its impact on society.

Jake McKee reports.