2690 (2024). Hon Carmel Sepuloni to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

Written Question

Published date: 24 Mar 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	2690 (2024)
Question asked:	11 Mar 2024
Member asking:	Hon Carmel Sepuloni
Portfolio:	Minister for Social Development and Employment
Minister replying:	Hon Louise Upston
Answer received:	19 Mar 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_02690_2024
Document guid:	48e38d2b-2210-4da2-968d-fc0c60d7047d

2690 (2024). Hon Carmel Sepuloni to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many people are receiving the disability allowance during week of 4th March, broken down by ethnicity, age and gender?

Hon Louise Upston: I am advised by the Ministry of Social Development (the Ministry) that the standard reporting period is month end and quarter end. Regular reporting on sanctions imposed, benefit cancellations, benefit advances, hardship assistance, disability allowance and accommodation supplement is provided in the Ministry’s quarterly Benefit Fact sheets which are available on the Ministry’s website: www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/statistics/benefit/index.html. This is also my response to written parliamentary questions 2684 (2024), 2687 (2024), 2688 (2024), 2689 (2024), 2691 (2024), 2692 (2024), 2693 (2024), 2720 (2024), 2721 (2024), 2723 (2024), 2726 (2024) and 2731 (2024).