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Vote for Love Better - showing our support by 17 April
Love Better, our social marketing campaign for young people, has been nominated for a leading international award honouring excellence on the internet. One of the nominations is for the People’s Voice Award and we’re encouraging people to show their support and vote for Love Better!
2023/24 Child and Youth Strategy and Child Poverty Related Indicators Annual Report released
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.
MSD releases evaluation into COVID-19 welfare response
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.
Independent reviewer appointed for oversight of the Oranga Tamariki system
The legislation that sets out the functions and rules of the agencies that have oversight of the Oranga Tamariki system will be independently reviewed by MartinJenkins, Ministry of Social Development Acting Deputy Chief Executive Fiona Carter-Giddings said today.
Disability Support Services move to MSD
MSD has welcomed Disability Support Services kaimahi at its national office and in a number of regional centres around the country. Disability Support Services will fully transition to MSD from the Ministry of Disabled People – Whaikaha over the next few months.
MSD’s targets – quarterly report to June 2024
The Government has reported back on progress towards it's nine Government Targets.
