11788 (2026). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Associate Minister of Housing

Written Question

Published date: 13 Apr 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	11788 (2026)
Question asked:	26 Mar 2026
Member asking:	Hon Kieran McAnulty
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Housing
Minister replying:	Hon Tama Potaka
Answer received:	07 Apr 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_11788_2026
Document guid:	267c88ce-c16b-4839-81a4-9fecdb3d0314

11788 (2026). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Associate Minister of Housing: Has the Ministry of Social Development implemented any systematic peer review of emergency housing decline decisions; if not, when does he expect officials to advise him on options for doing so, given MSD indicated to the Auditor-General that it was "considering options to further strengthen the oversight of emergency housing declines"?

Hon Tama Potaka: The Ministry of Social Development has not implemented systematic peer review process for all Emergency Housing decline decisions. Existing assurance mechanisms are in place including management review of declines for families with dependent children and other vulnerable clients. Officials are considering options to further strengthen oversight arrangements and will provide advice to me in due course; no specific date has been set for that advice.