Information Sharing Agreement between Inland Revenue and Ministry of Social Development

12 October 2026.

Proposed amendment of the Approved Information Sharing Agreement between Inland Revenue and Ministry of Social Development to support income charging and The Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement between Inland Revenue and Ministry of Social Development) Amendment Order 2026

Cabinet paper 1 sought in principle agreement from Cabinet to proposed amendments to the Approved Information Sharing Agreement (the AISA) between Inland Revenue (IR) and the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) to support the Budget 2025 initiative to improve the accuracy and integrity of benefit payments, known as Income Charging Phase 2. It also sought agreement to release the consultation document containing the proposed amendments to the AISA for public consultation.

Cabinet paper 2 sought Cabinet authorisation to submit the Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement between Inland Revenue and Ministry of Social Development) Amendment Order 2026 (the Order) to the Executive Council. The changes in the Order support the delivery of Budget 2025 initiatives to improve the accuracy and integrity of Ministry of Social Development (MSD) payments (income charging).

PDF versions

Coversheet (PDF 188.74KB)
Cabinet paper 1 - Proposed amendment of the Approved Information Sharing Agreement between Inland Revenue and Ministry of Social Development to support income charging (PDF 262.48KB)
Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee, Minute of Decision SOU-26-MIN-0023 (PDF 127.63KB)
Cabinet paper 2 - The Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement between Inland Revenue and Ministry of Social Development) Amendment Order 2026 (PDF 2.97MB)
Cabinet Legislation Committee, Minute of Decision LEG-26-MIN-0184 (PDF 127.94KB)

Word versions

Coversheet (Word 59.07KB)
Cabinet paper 1 - Proposed amendment of the Approved Information Sharing Agreement between Inland Revenue and Ministry of Social Development to support income charging (Word 54.36KB)
Cabinet paper 2 - The Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement between Inland Revenue and Ministry of Social Development) Amendment Order 2026 (Word 43.64KB)