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  • Disability Support Services

    The Disability Support Services Taskforce is working on how disability support services should best be provided in the future. The background to this work is that in August an Independent Review found there was unsustainable spending increases. And a lack of fairness and transparency around what support disabled people can access. The Government wants to put disability support services on a sustainable basis longer-term. The Government also wants to... More
    Opened 29 October 2024

  • MSD's 2025 Long-term Insights Briefing

    Welcome! Haere mai! MSD is proposing the following topic for our next Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB) : Current and future disadvantage for older New Zealanders. We are proposing this topic as we would like to better understand this issue for New Zealand’s ageing population and its implications for policies and services. We know that people aged 65 and over are a significant and growing population group in New Zealand, and that New Zealand has been a... More
    Closed 25 October 2024

  • Heartland Services Client Survey

    Heartlands strives to provide the best possible service for you and your family or whānau. We want to hear what you think about our services so we can ensure it suits your needs. It’s up to you whether you answer this survey. This is an anonymous survey, and your responses will remain unidentifiable. After you complete the survey, you will be asked if you would like to get a copy of your responses by providing your email address. Ministry of Social Development (MSD) will not... More
    Opened 3 July 2023

  • Waiving the notice period when charging child support payments as income

    The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) and Inland Revenue (IR) are seeking feedback on plans to amend their Approved Information Sharing Agreement (AISA) as part of the Child Support Pass-on initiative announced in Budget 2022. From 1 July 2023, Child Support payments will be passed on directly to sole parents on a benefit and treated as income. To make it easier, most clients will not have to tell MSD about their Child Support payments. IR will share details of their... More
    Closed 17 August 2022

  • Working for Families Tax Credits

    The Ministry of Social Development and Inland Revenue conducted public consultation on Working for Families tax credits from 20 April to 31 May 2022. This consultation has now closed. Thank you to all those who took the time to contribute and provided valuable insights and feedback. We are now analysing survey responses and submissions and the themes will be provided to Ministers responsible for the Review to inform their decisions. Once it is... More
    Closed 31 May 2022

  • Social cohesion for everyone in New Zealand | English

    On Friday 25 June, the government launched a significant work programme aimed at strengthening social cohesion in New Zealand and building a safer, more tolerant and inclusive society. From 25 June to 31 October, you can give your views and feedback on a broad range of social cohesion proposals – from how we should define and measure social cohesion, to how it can be upheld and supported in law. You can make a submission online or write to us Make a... More
    Closed 31 October 2021
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