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flag New Zealand boosts child welfare with expanded family benefits, early care, and support programs in 2025.

flag On World Children’s Day, New Zealand reaffirmed its commitment to improving child outcomes one year after launching its Child and Youth Strategy, with Budget 2025 expanding financial support through higher Working for Families thresholds, tax relief, and affordable early childhood care via FamilyBoost. flag A $20 million Social Investment Fund targets parenting programs in the first 2,000 days, especially for vulnerable families. flag The government is strengthening child protection systems, expanding food support through hubs and KidsCan, increasing social housing, advancing maternal mental health and FASD prevention, and rolling out healthy school lunches. flag These actions aim to reduce child material hardship and improve long-term health, education, and welfare outcomes.

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