The Impact of Lockdown on Beneficiaries w/ AAAP: October 19, 2021

Last week it was reported that over 8500 people had become beneficiaries since the beginning of the Delta outbreak. Nevertheless, the government is yet to provide any additional support for people on benefits. Auckland Action Against Poverty, an advocacy group on wellfare and poverty, is calling for government support for beneficiaries to help people get through lockdown but also address generations of government neglect for vulnerable communities. 

News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston talks to AAAP's coordinator Brooke Pao Stanley about how lockdown has impacted beneficiaries, what AAAP's response was to the government’s Level 3 extension announcement yesterday and what work the group has been doing in the community during the Delta outbreak.