58761 (2025). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

58761 (2025). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction: What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the impact of tightened emergency housing eligibility criteria on rates of child poverty and material hardship, particularly for families with children who are facing imminent homelessness?

Hon Louise Upston: In my capacity as Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, 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: https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/information-releases/reports-to-the-minister-for-child-poverty-reduction/index.html.