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/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.

• Information releases/research/Advice to Ministers before February 2024