Teen Dads Winners in Budget
Teen dads are probably the first fathers to ever be mentioned in a New Zealand budget. The government set aside $750,000 over four years to re-train the service sector to better include teen fathers in existing services for teen ‘parents’.
This is part of about $15 million in funding for teen parents over the next four years, which includes an increase in directly funded ‘teen parent service coordinator’ positions.
Other social initiatives include a ring-fenced family and community services fund, and a fund to make the social sector more efficient and work together better.
