10837 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Written Question

Published date: 30 Mar 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	10837 (2025)
Question asked:	16 Mar 2025
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Minister replying:	Hon Brooke van Velden
Answer received:	25 Mar 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_10837_2025
Document guid:	f70a8004-dad7-4414-b62d-7155ec9148ef

10837 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Which poverty reduction tools, if any, does the Minister or her office consider when reviewing adjustments to the minimum wage?

Hon Brooke van Velden: I received the Minimum Wage Review 2024 report prepared by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. This included analysis on the net impact of different options for the 2025 minimum wage rates on different household types (after changes in income assistance were taken into account). The types of targeted income assistance specifically considered in the Minimum Wage Review were the In-Work Tax Credit, Family Tax Credit and Accommodation Supplement. These measures are each broadly understood to be poverty reduction tools.