Information releases/research/Advice to Ministers before February 2024

The documents at the links below were prepared and/or proactively released before the Child Wellbeing and Poverty Reduction Group transitioned from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Ministry of Social Development in April 2024.

2023

• Policy research evidence and material hardship (June 2023) PDF 1.03MB
• Proactive Release: Briefing to the Incoming Minister for Child Poverty Reduction (Nov 2023) PDF 1.99MB – Document signed: 27 November 2023
• Aide-Memoire DPMC-2022/23-885: Briefing to the Incoming Minister for Child Poverty Reduction - Supplementary briefings PDF 1.85MB – Document signed: 17 Nov 2023
• Aide-Memoire DPMC-2022/23-912: Briefing to the Incoming Minister for Child Poverty Reduction - Supplementary briefings PDF 1.54MB - Document signed: 17 Nov 2023
• Aide-Memoire DPMC-2022/23-856: Briefing to the Incoming Minister for Child Poverty Reduction - Supplementary briefings PDF 1.99mb - Document signed: 8 Nov 2023
• Briefing DPMC-2022/23-256: Advice to Ministers about gaps and opportunities to make progress towards the second intermediate targets PDF 1.36MB - Document signed: 21 Sep 2023
• Proactive Release: Supporting child wellbeing by improving childcare affordability and enhancing social and emotional learning PDF 832.32KB - Document signed: 15 Sep 2023
• Briefing DPMC-2022/23-1638: Finalising the Child Poverty Related Indicators Report PDF 1.23 MB – Document signed: 7 June 2023
• Memorandum: Achieving the Government's Child Poverty Reduction Targets PDF 1.99MB – Document signed: 22 May 2023
• Briefing DPMC-2022/23-1464: Draft Child Poverty Related Indicators report and finalising changes to the housing affordability indicator PDF 26.41MB -  Document signed: 4 May 2023
• Briefing DPMC-2022/23-1278: Strengthening collective ownership of the Child and Youth Wellbeing strategy PDF 2.11MB - Document signed: 14 April 2023
• Aide-Memoire DPMC-2022/23-1223: Child and Youth Wellbeing strategy review: Findings and implementation PDF 2.37MB – Document signed: 13 April 2023
• Briefing DPMC-2022/23-1158: Final Draft Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy Annual Report for 2021/22 PDF 27.86MB – Document signed: 23 March 2023
• Aide-Memoire DPMC-2022/23-1085: 2021/22 Child Poverty Rates PDF 3.33MB – Document signed: 22 March 2023
• Briefing DPMC-2022/23-1108: Terms of Reference for the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy Ministerial Group PDF 1.28MB – Document signed: 16 March 2023
• Aide-Memoire DPMC-2022/23-1015: Making progress towards the child poverty reduction targets PDF 3.69MB – Document signed: 9 March 2023
• Briefing DPMC-2022/23-1020: Draft Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy Implementation Monitoring Report for 2022 PDF 28.85 MB – Document signed: 2 March 2023
• Briefing DPMC-2022/23-957: Draft Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy Annual Report for 2021/22 PDF 1.16 MB – Document signed: 24 Feb 2023
• Briefing DPMC-2022/23-911: Confirming the role and functions of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy Ministerial Group PDF 2.51MB – Document signed: 24 Feb 2023

2022

• Briefing DPMC-2021/22-2489: Review of the Child Poverty Related Indicators PDF 16.07MB – Document signed: 14 November 2022
• Briefing DPMC-2022/23-471: Finalising changes to the CPRIs and approach to statutory reporting for 2021/22 PDF 2.17MB – Document signed: 3 November 2022 – Issue date 4 October 2023
• Briefing DPMC-2022/23-326: Reviewing Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy Implementation Reporting PDF 1.83MB – Document signed: 14 October 2022
• Briefing: Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy - Implementing the Review Recommendations – Document signed: 21 September 2022  PDF 4.9MB
• Review of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy PDF 23.6MB – 16 September 2022
• Briefing DPMC-2022/23-183: First 1000 days - Potential budget 2023 priorities PDF 1.99MB – Document signed: 12 September 2022 – Issue date: 15 September 2023
• Overview of Strategy Review -Document published: 6 September 2022
• Delivering on the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy: Update on implementation and review of the Strategy -  Issue date: 22 June 2022 

2021

• Proactive Release of Child Poverty Targets PDF 4.56MB – Issue date: 16 August 2021
• Proactive Release: Benefits increase - Costs and impacts- Document signed: 27 January 2021 – Issue date: 11 August 2021 - PDF 4.49MB
• Delivering on the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy: Update on implementation and next steps PDF 7.24MB – Issue date: 21 May 2021

2020

• Briefing to incoming Minister for Child Poverty Reduction (Dec 2020) PDF 4.3MB – Document signed: 2 November 2020
• Briefing: Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy - Update on priority policy work and implementation PDF 2.22MB -  Document signed: 3 August 2020
• Briefing DPMC-2019/20-701: Stats NZ's Release of 2018/19 Child Poverty Rates PDF 6.57MB – Document signed: 24 February 2020
• Briefing DPMC 2020/20-619: The Impact of the Families Package and Budget 2019 on Child Poverty Rates - Child Poverty Unit PDF 2.04MB – Document signed: 23 January 2020

2019

• Cabinet Decision: Adoption of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy PDF 1.01MB – Date of release: 20 Nov 2019
• Cabinet Decision CAB-19-SUB-0085: Adopting the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy - 24 July 2019 - Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy PDF 1.01 MB - Date of release: 20 Nov 2019
• Response to Official Information Act Request OIA-2018/19-0217: Request for a copy of briefing titled 'Advice on the cost of living' PDF 291KB – Document signed: 30 October 2019
• Briefing DPMC-2019/20-177: Advice on the cost of living - 12 August 2018 - Child Poverty Unit PDF 5.36MB - Document signed: 12 August 2019
• Briefing DPMC-2019/20-27: Final Suite of Indicators and measures for inclusion in Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy- PDF 6.53MB - Document signed: 5 July 2019
• Briefing DPMC-2018/19-1294: Proposed Indicators for the Strategy and Child Poverty Related Indicators- PDF 6.95 MB - Document signed: 11 June 2019
• Briefing DPMC-2018/19-1195: Proposed Indicators for the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy PDF 8.22 MB – Document signed:  2 May 2019
• Briefing DPMC-2018/19-1107: Update on the Indicators for the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy - PDF 8.28 MB – Document signed: 4 April 2019

2018

• Cabinet Paper: Child Wellbeing Strategy - Work Programme and Budget Implications (September 2018) PDF 2.97MB – Issue date: 7 November 2018
  • Appendix A: Child Wellbeing Strategy: Draft Outcomes PDF 606KB – Issue date: 7 November 2018
  • Appendix B: Child Wellbeing Strategy: Proposed Outcomes Framework PDF 606KB - 7 Nov 2018
• Cabinet paper: Child Wellbeing Strategy: Scope and Public Engagement Process (May 2018) PDF 1.84MB -  Issue date: 11 June 2018
  • Appendix B: Child Wellbeing Strategy: Scope and Public Engagement Process PDF 606KB - Issue date: 11 June 2018
• Cabinet paper: Process for Developing the First Child Wellbeing Strategy (Jan 2018) PDF 4.56MB - Issue date: 11 June 2018