36215 (2025). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

Written Question

Published date: 11 Aug 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	36215 (2025)
Question asked:	23 Jul 2025
Member asking:	Ricardo Menéndez March
Portfolio:	Minister for Social Development and Employment
Minister replying:	Hon Louise Upston
Answer received:	05 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_36215_2025
Document guid:	b779bd94-22e7-4d11-97f7-c8b7db15e141

36215 (2025). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What rationale, if any, has the Minister received for ending funding to specialist sexual violence social work services that have been in active use, and how does this decision align with Te Aorerekura’s objective of shifting towards safe, accessible, and integrated responses and increasing capacity for healing?

Hon Louise Upston: Prevention is the focus of this governments policies to reduce family and sexual violence.