About the Growing Up In NZ third report, the NZ Herald reports today:
Families Commissioner Belinda Milnes highlighted the study's findings on
changes in the number of women without a partner, from 212 in the
pregnancy phase, to 439 at the 9-month interview and 319 at 2 years.
There is something very odd about those numbers.
Of 7,000 children followed, at 9 months the percentage was 6.3%.
Whereas there are consistently around 20 percent of babies dependent on
welfare by the end of their birth year. Most on a sole parent benefit.
Additionally, Counties Manakau has a higher proportion of benefit uptake than nationally.
I know the study has a reasonably high drop-out rate but the numbers seem, as I said, very odd.
One implication is that a lot of people who have partners are claiming a sole parent benefit. A lot.
The report doesn't appear at the Growing Up In NZ website yet.
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Whereas there are consistently around 20 percent of babies dependent on welfare by the end of their birth year.
Far far more than that: almost all Kiwi "babies" come in through the public health system, which is welfare, and go to public schools, which is also welfare.
So tell the truth - something like 90% or more of Kiwi "babies" are on welfare from day 1.
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