58769 (2025). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

Written Question

Published date: 20 Jan 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	58769 (2025)
Question asked:	11 Dec 2025
Member asking:	Hon Jan Tinetti
Portfolio:	Minister for Child Poverty Reduction
Minister replying:	Hon Louise Upston
Answer received:	22 Dec 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_58769_2025
Document guid:	4391dad4-78b1-4103-bb2d-9e0c56de9081

58769 (2025). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction: How many children currently live in households experiencing food insecurity, according to the most recent data held by the Ministry of Social Development?

Hon Louise Upston: Data on household food insecurity is collected by the Ministry of Health. The most recent data, for 2024/25, was published on 19 November 2025 on the Ministry of Health website, which found that an estimated 208,000 children experienced household food insecurity in 2024/25.