36272 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

Written Question

Published date: 03 Sep 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	36272 (2026)
Question asked:	12 Aug 2026
Member asking:	Hon Willow-Jean Prime
Portfolio:	Minister for Social Development and Employment
Minister replying:	Hon Louise Upston
Answer received:	30 Aug 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_36272_2026
Document guid:	7434f8db-c728-4c59-9aa1-48f793280cbe

36272 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many sanctions, if any, were applied to working age main benefit clients in the quarter ending 30 June 2026; by MSD region and by benefit type?

Hon Louise Upston: I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development publishes this information on their website. I refer the Member to the following links: • Benefit Sanctions Fact Sheet: https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msd.govt.nz%2Fdocuments%2Fabout-msd-and-our-work%2Fpublications-resources%2Fstatistics%2Fbenefit%2F2026%2Fquarterly-benefit-fact-sheets-sanctions-tables-june-2026.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK