It's expensive being poor. "There are all these hidden costs that punish people for being poor," Orchard says. SUPPLIED Artist Sam Orchard's entry in his own report compiling claims of poor treatment of people by Work and Income staff. Jeni Cartwright from Child Poverty Action Group said lower income families didn't have the money to buy in bulk when prices were attractive. Research by Auckland University found many lower income families simply didn't have enough income to provide themselves with even a basic nutritional diet.

Source: Stuff February 20, 2018 18:01 UTC