But 7 per cent of working households - that is 50,000 homes - don't earn enough in their wage packet and live in poverty, according to a new report. READ MORE:* More than 50,000 working households live in poverty, new report reveals* Wide ranging changes needed to tackle poor construction in building industry* If teacher workload is the issue, what's to be done? A report published recently by the Human Rights Commission that uses 2013 Census data highlights the issue of the working poor. It's not a new phenomenon and frankly, I'm not surprised that in 2013 there were many working people in poverty. Too many hard working New Zealanders are struggling, too many children are living in poverty – and our government is determined to change this.

Source: Stuff December 02, 2019 21:33 UTC