Public consultation on the Working for Families 2025

Public consultation on the Working for Families scheme

The Ministry of Social Development and Inland Revenue conducted public consultation on proposals aimed at increasing certainty and preventing debt in the Working for Families scheme from 22 May to 3 July 2025.

This consultation has now closed.

You can read more information, including frequently asked questions, on the Inland Revenue website

Next steps

Thank you to all those who took the time to contribute and provided valuable insights and feedback. We are now analysing responses and submissions and the themes will be provided to Ministers responsible to inform their decisions.

Once it is complete, a summary of the consultation will be published on this website.