TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wilson, Moira
ED  - Oranga Tamariki Evidence Centre
TI  - Section 70A and children
T2  - Research brief
SN  - 978-1-98-854164-8 (online)
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Wellington, New Zealand : 
PB  - Ministry of Social Development
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - CHILD POVERTY
KW  - CHILD PROTECTION
KW  - CHILD WELFARE
KW  - ECONOMIC ASPECTS
KW  - GOVERNMENT POLICY
KW  - LAW REFORM
KW  - LEGISLATION
KW  - SOCIAL SERVICES
KW  - SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1964
KW  - SOCIAL WELFARE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Research brief, February 2019
N2  - In the New Zealand welfare benefit system, the benefit received by a sole parent is reduced for each dependent child for whom they do not seek child support, subject to some exemptions.

The benefit is reduced by between $22 and $28 per week for each such child.

In October 2017, the incoming Government said that it intended to remove the Social Security Act 1964 section 70A benefit reductions that apply when a sole parent supported by benefit does not seek child support. This research brief aimed to support future policy development by addressing the following questions:

How are children affected by section 70A reductions? How might removal of section 70A reductions impact on children affected by reductions? How else could claims for child support be encouraged? (From the website). This work was one of two papers cooperatively developed with Oranga Tamariki. The partner paper is, “How Do Welfare and Tax Settings Affect Children’s Involvement with Child Protective Services?” (#6243). Record #6244
UR  - https://www.msd.govt.nz/documents/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/research/section-70a/section-70a-research-brief.pdf
UR  - https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/research/section-70a/section-70a-and-children.html
ER  -