Ministry Of Social Development
MSD admits shortage of emergency housing
The Ministry of Social Development has admitted there is a shortage of emergency housing while the Prime Minister says the Government is doing the best it possibly can. Audio
MSD says it was wrong to cut woman's benefit
The Ministry of Social Development says it was wrong to cut the benefit of a intellectually disabled woman who went on a family holiday overseas. Audio
Minister wanted to pay panel chair $3000 a day
The revelation the chair of a Child Youth and Family panel is being paid 2-thousand dollars a day caused political and public outrage, but in fact the responsible minister was pushing for much more. Audio
Legal case against MSD held until 2016
A case against the Ministry of Social Development relating to the shooting of two employees at its Ashburton office last year has been put off until 2016.
State care abuse victims feel fast-track pressure
People who were abused while in state care say they feel under pressure to accept fast-track compensation offers.
Beneficiaries angered by abuse profiling
Beneficiaries are angry they would be unfairly singled-out it if the Government decides to start profiling parents to find out how likely they are to abuse their children. Audio
New privacy breach shows govt depts have more work to do
The Ministry of Social Development is urgently investigating a complaint, received yesterday, that it sent confidential child abuse records to the wrong person. Audio
Ministry urgently investigating child abuse information breach
The Ministry of Social Development is urgently investigating how confidential child abuse records ended up being sent to the wrong person. Audio
Ministry investigating child abuse information breach
The Ministry of Social Development says it's begun an investigation after confidential child abuse records were sent to the wrong person. Audio
Never forget the evil, Ashburton mourners told
The head of the Ministry of Social Development has told a thousand people in Ashburton the evil of the Work and Income killings must not be forgotten. Audio
WINZ expands scheme to support unemployed with illness issues
The Social Development Ministry is preparing to expand a Work and Income service model that came into effect last year which sees more intensive and individual case management for some people who were… Audio