17165 (2026). Chlöe Swarbrick to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

17165 (2026). Chlöe Swarbrick to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Has she received any reports or advice on demand for food banks, and if so, is demand for food banks increasing?

Hon Louise Upston: In my capacity as Minister for Social Development and Employment, I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office from the Ministry of Social Development is regularly published on the Ministry of Social Development website. The lists of titles published since September 2018 are available here: www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/information-releases/reports-to-minister/index.html. Papers I have received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment are or will soon be published on: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/open-government-and-official-information/release-of-information/lists-of-ministerial-documents-by-portfolio/social-development-and-employment. This is also my response for WPQ’s 17166 & 17168