454 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Children

Written Question

Published date: 10 Feb 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	454 (2026)
Question asked:	26 Jan 2026
Member asking:	Hon Willow-Jean Prime
Portfolio:	Minister for Children
Minister replying:	Hon Karen Chhour
Answer received:	02 Feb 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_00454_2026
Document guid:	f686af85-1db5-40a2-989b-20959456da9f

454 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Children: Further to 53819 (2025), how many, if any, claims for abuse in care have been assessed as eligible by Oranga Tamariki since January 2023, listed annually?

Hon Karen Chhour: I am advised Oranga Tamariki does not record this data in the format requested. The total number of individual claimants from January 2023 to present day is 55.