The Green Paper for Vulnerable Children - Ministry of Social ...

Reallocating funding: Submissions commonly argued money spent on children was moneysaved. These submissions argued money directed to vulnerable children would be recouped onreduced demand for “bottom-of-the-cliff” expenditure. Submissions suggested funds could befound by creating efficiencies in current government spending. Another common suggestionwas to direct funds away from expenses that did not directly benefit children, such as sportingevents. Submissions also argued for increasing tax on things such as alcohol and cigarettes,and increasing the tax paid by higher income earners and businesses.Evidence-based funding: Submissions showed overall support for funding programmes andservices with a sound evidential base. Some submissions expressed concerns that a focus onevidence could stifle innovation, waste time when urgent action is needed, or that definitionsof what counts as evidence are too narrow.Practice Changes Policy Changes Show Leadership Share Responsibility Children / Young People Executive SummaryThe Green Paper for Vulnerable Children Full Summary of Submissions109