In accordance with sections 38(2)(b) and 39 of the Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018 (“Act”), the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction gives notice of changes to the Child Poverty Related Indicators identified for monitoring reports from the 2023 Financial Year. The identified Child Poverty Related Indicators, as changed, are:

housing affordability – as measured by the percentage of children and young people (ages 0–17) living in households in the bottom 40 percent of the income distribution who spend more than 30 percent of their equivalised disposable income on housing.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of June 2023.

Hon JAN TINETTI, Minister for Child Poverty Reduction.

The Child Poverty Related Indicators are available on the DPMC website: www.dpmc.govt.nz.