4964 (2025). Hon Carmel Sepuloni to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

4964 (2025). Hon Carmel Sepuloni to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many, if any, more people were on Jobseeker Support during the week of 15 February 2025 compared to the previous week?

Hon Louise Upston: I am advised by the Ministry of Social Development (the Ministry) that standard reporting period is month end and quarter end. Regular reporting is provided in the Ministry’s Benefit Fact Sheets which are available on the Ministry’s website: https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/statistics/index.html. The Ministry would have to divert personnel from their core duties to provide the information sought by the Member. Therefore, in accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 210/6, I consider that the time and expense of answering the Member’s questions, relating to weekly benefit data, is not in the public interest. This is also my response to written parliamentary questions 4948 (2025), 4949 (2025), 4950 (2025), 4952 (2025), 4951 (2025), 4953 (2025), 4954 (2025), 4956 (2025), 4955 (2025), 4957 (2025), 4958 (2025), 4959 (2025), 4960 (2025), 4961 (2025), 4962 (2025), 4963 (2025), 4964 (2025) and 4965 (2025).