28267 (2025). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment

Written Question

Published date: 12 Jun 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	28267 (2025)
Question asked:	02 Jun 2025
Member asking:	Ricardo Menéndez March
Portfolio:	Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment
Minister replying:	Hon Penny Simmonds
Answer received:	08 Jun 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_28267_2025
Document guid:	481c10a8-db35-476f-adb8-3258bf5ba50e

28267 (2025). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment: What advice, if any, has the Minister received since 2023 regarding the adequacy of the Transition to Work Grant, particularly in relation to the cost of relocating for employment or purchasing work-related tools?

Hon Penny Simmonds: In my capacity as the Associate 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: www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/information-releases/reports-to-associate-minister/index.html