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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 new ministry was established on 1 August and commenced operating on 1 October 2018. [4] While Twyford argued that the new ministry would "restore the basic right to healthy, affordable housing for all New Zealanders", the opposition National Party Housing Spokesperson Judith Collins and housing lobby group the Property Institute's Chief ...
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.
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.
Domestic Purposes Benefit – Woman Alone is a weekly payment which helps women aged 50 or over (but under the age of New Zealand Superannuation, i.e. 65) who have lost the support of their partner or finished caring for a child or sick relative. [18] As of 1 April 2014, the Domestic Purposes Benefit has been replaced by Jobseeker Support. [1]
He would later serve as a workshop manager before commissioning as an officer in the Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment in 2017. [3] During his army career, Rosewarne made three overseas deployments. In 2005 and 2012, he was sent to Afghanistan as part of New Zealand's contribution to the War in Afghanistan.
Daniel Michael Bidois [1] (born 1983) is a New Zealand politician and economist who sits as the National Party Member for Northcote in the New Zealand House of Representatives. Bidois was elected on 9 June 2018 as the Member for Northcote. He was a Strategy Manager for Foodstuffs prior to his election.
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.