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The Ministry of Social Development (MSD; Māori: Te Manatū Whakahiato Ora) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the New Zealand Government on social policy, and providing social services. MSD is the largest public service department, employing public servants in over 200 locations around New Zealand.
The Ministry of Housing was established in 1991 by the Fourth National Government as a policy advice agency alongside Housing New Zealand Corporation, which managed the state housing portfolio. [1] The Ministry of Social Policy, later the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), gained a housing policy role in the late 1990s. [1]
The Minister for Social Development (Māori: Te Manatū Whakahiato Ora) [2] is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility promoting social development and welfare, and is in charge of the Ministry of Social Development. The position was established in 1938 after the passing of the Social Security Act 1938.
On 1 October 2019 Kāinga Ora was formed by the merger of Housing New Zealand with its development subsidiary Homes, Land, Community (HLC) and the KiwiBuild Unit from the Ministry of Housing. Kāinga Ora is a large and important Crown entity, with assets of $45 billion and over $2.5 billion of expenditure each year.
The Domestic Purposes Benefit, or DPB, was first introduced in New Zealand in 1973 [2] by the country's Third Labour Government led by Prime Minister Norman Kirk. [2] The Destitute Persons Act 1910 and the Domestic Proceedings Act 1968 had previously created a statutory means by which a woman could seek a maintenance order against the father of her children.
Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People is a government ministry within New Zealand's Ministry of Social Development.Its mission is to improve outcomes [clarification needed] for disabled people in New Zealand, reform the wider disability system, and coordinate the Government's disability policies. [1]
The Treasury: monitoring of Housing New Zealand and the Tamaki Redevelopment Company. [3] The HUD is in charge of the Government's KiwiBuild scheme project. It also works closely with MBIE, MSD, the Treasury, Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development), Housing New Zealand, and Corrections New Zealand. [5] [3]
SuperGold Card, a flagship policy by New Zealand First. The SuperGold Card is a discounts and concessions card for senior citizens and veterans in New Zealand. [1] It includes public transport benefits like free off-peak travel (funded by the government) and discounts from businesses and companies across thousands of outlets.