Mayoral Taskforce on Poverty

In 2000 the Council established a Taskforce on Poverty to identify and advocate for solutions to poverty. The Poverty Taskforce was formed as a follow up to the Council’s extensive research on poverty which was completed in 1999.

The Taskforce’s focus was on finding solutions that address the causes of poverty, not just its symptoms. The terms of reference include:

To develop strategies to strengthen responses to poverty in Christchurch
To review and make recommendations on Council’s programmes and policies with respect to their impacts on those on low incomes in Christchurch
To recommend to Council, central government and other bodies, action to reduce the level of poverty in the different communities, including policy development and review
To build and maintain relationships among key government and non government agencies and organisations with responsibilities for addressing the causes and effects of poverty.

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