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.
Whereas there are consistently around 20 percent of babies dependent on welfare by the end of their birth year.
ReplyDeleteFar 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.