The number of children living in poverty is expected to rise sharply, because of the impact of Covid-19.
The just-released briefing to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction says the economic downturn means child poverty will increase across the various measures - with material hardship rates expected to rise strongly.
It says prior to the pandemic, the government was broadly on track to meet its child poverty reduction targets.
Māni Dunlop spoke to RNZ's social issues reporter, Sarah Robson.
