新的数据显示,近10万新西兰儿童生活在持续贫困之中。 Nearly 100,000 New Zealand children are living in persistent poverty, new data reveals.

根据新数据,新西兰近10万儿童(即9.4%)生活在长期贫困之中。 Nearly 100,000 children in New Zealand, or 9.4%, are living in persistent poverty, according to new data. 长期贫困的定义是,在过去三年中,至少两年生活在住房费用前收入中位数不到60%的家庭中。 Persistent poverty is defined as living in households with less than 60% of the median income before housing costs for at least two of the past three years. 儿童贫穷问题行动小组欢迎该定义,但呼吁制定一项长期战略,解决贫穷问题,包括提供负担得起的住房和更好的福利支助。 The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomed the definition but called for a long-term strategy to address poverty, including affordable housing and better welfare support.