58765 (2025). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

58765 (2025). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction: What recent advice, if any, has she received on trends in child poverty rates since December 2023?

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. I regularly receive a quarterly dashboard from the Ministry for Social Development that provides timely information about a range of ‘lead indicators’ that are related to child material hardship. The dashboards are regularly published on the Ministry of Social Development’s website: https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/information-releases/2025/material-hardship-lead-indicators-dashboard.html