A new report from the Child Action Poverty Group says 15,000 teenagers are working to put food on the table and attending school at the same time.

The report suggests that minimum wage should  be raised to $26 an hour to equal the living wage in order to stop this from happening.

Alan Johnson from the child action poverty group told Heather Du Plessis-Allan that the work comes "potentially at the expense of what they could achieve at school."



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A new report from the Child Action Poverty Group says 15,000 teenagers are working to put food on the table and attending school at the same time.
The report suggests that minimum wage should  be raised to $26 an hour to equal the living wage in order to stop this from happening.
Alan Johnson from the child action poverty group told Heather Du Plessis-Allan that the work comes "potentially at the expense of what they could achieve at school."
 
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.