Child Poverty Reduction portfolio – Information releases

Reports to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

A list of report titles for reports that have been provided to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction:

• Reports to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction 

Child Poverty Reduction Cabinet papers – February 2024 onwards

• Cabinet item: Refreshing the Child and Youth Strategy and Associated Measures - 6 December 2024
• Cabinet paper: Continuing to reduce child poverty: setting the third intermediate targets for child poverty reduction – 10 June 2024

Material Hardship Lead Indicators Dashboard

The Ministry of Social Development provides the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction with a quarterly dashboard that provides more up-to-date information about a range of ‘lead indicators’ that are related to child material hardship.

• Read the Material Hardship Dashboard

Child poverty targets proactive release

• Child Poverty Reduction Targets - 6 December 2024

Information releases/Advice to Ministers before February 2024

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

• Information releases/Advice to Ministers before February 2024