Ka Mākona

Income adequacy in Aotearoa New Zealand: Three Household Scenarios

What does it look like to have enough? Enough to thrive not just survive? This is the question that lies behind the Ka Mākona – Income Adequacy in Aotearoa report each year.  In the third year of this report we continue explore what it might mean for everyone to have enough to thrive and prosper.

Food is only one part – thriving requires sufficient income to be able to participate fully in one’s community, alongside affordable housing, affordable living costs, all this enables dignified access to enough good food.

This snapshot of the current reality for low-income households in Aotearoa helps to create a better understanding of the root causes of food insecurity and invites us into conversations for how we can shift our systems so that all can thrive.