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Government announcement on improved redress for abuse in care survivors

9 May 2025 - The Government has today announced a $774 million investment in the care system and improved redress for survivors of abuse in care as part of Budget 2025.

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MSD releases evaluation into COVID-19 welfare response

3 February 2025 - The Ministry of Social Development has today released a set of evaluation reports on the Care in the Community (CiC) welfare response to COVID-19.

2023/24 Child and Youth Strategy and Child Poverty Related Indicators Annual Report released

21 November 2024 - The first Annual Report on the Child and Youth Strategy, covering the year up to the end of June 2024, was released today, setting out progress against both the current Strategy's indicators and the indicators of the previous Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy.

Read the report

MSD insights

Explore up to date COVID-19 income support and Wage Subsidy trends and evidence.

What's new

Almost 6 years jail for $1.7m COVID-19 fraud

07 August 2025

An Auckland man was jailed today for more than $1.7m in fraud related to COVID-19 relief schemes.

Fake names and addresses used in wage fraud

04 July 2025

An Auckland man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment in the Auckland District Court after dishonestly receiving more than $35,000 in COVID-19 wage subsidy payments.

Woman switched banks to continue wage subsidy

26 June 2025

A woman who received almost $60,000 in the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme changed banks and made another five applications while under investigation.

Wage Subsidy cases in the courts

03 June 2025

Cases we have taken through the courts to sentencing in recent months.

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