Historic Claims manages claims for people who experienced abuse or neglect while in the care, custody or guardianship of Child, Youth and Family or its predecessor agencies before 1 April 2017. If you are thinking about making a claim, please talk to us.
If your concerns about your time in care happened after 1 April 2017, please contact Oranga Tamariki.
This is where you will find the most up to date information about what we are doing at Historic Claims.
This is where you will find more information about the policies and practices that form the Historic Claims process.
This is information about the Royal Commission and how MSD Historic Claims works with them.
This is an external link to the Royal Commission of Inquiry website.
The Crown Response Unit is coordinating the Government’s response to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry.
Read more about how we collect, use, and share your information.
We are committed to getting this right
Please send through any feedback or questions you have about the process to: historicclaims@msd.govt.nz
Historic Claims is committed to regularly reviewing how we respond to claims. We want to make sure that anyone who makes a claim with us gets the best possible service that is mana manaaki, a positive experience every time.
