Ministry of Social Development
Topics
- MSD wrongful benefit payment suspensionsQuiet since 11 Sep
- Jobseeker changes for young peopleQuiet since 11 Dec 2025
All stories
October 2026
- Tribunal orders compensation after tenant given six hours to vacate
- Rotorua emergency housing footprint shrinks to a single motel
- Christchurch woman admits to $290,000 benefit fraud over 15 years
- National proposes random drug testing for Jobseeker beneficiaries
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September 2026
- Motorcyclist killed in Invercargill crash identified as Whetu Taylor
- Minister accepts responsibility for MSD payment errors
- Social development minister declines to apologise for wrongful benefit suspensions
- Around 10,000 public servants to strike over pay next week+1
August 2026
- Prime Minister apologises for wrongful suspension of beneficiary payments
- Beneficiaries missed payments following second Ministry of Social Development error
- Ministers apologise for error affecting winter energy payments
- Former Waipā District Council candidate sentenced for $107,000 benefit fraud
- Ministry of Social Development to reduce security guard numbers
December 2025
- Sexual abuse support services granted six-month contract extension
- Nic Blakeley appointed MBIE chief executive and Secretary for Economic Growth
- Twelve non-financial sanctions applied to beneficiaries in six months
November 2025
October 2025
- Hundreds of disabled or sick teenagers may lose Jobseeker benefits
- New parental income test for young jobseekers from November next year+1
September 2025
- Wellington man jailed for tax fraud and fraudulent loan applications
- Government outlines plan to support people sleeping rough
August 2025
- Masterton charity struggling to accommodate beneficiaries performing community work+1
- Auckland man jailed for $1.7m Covid-19 relief scheme fraud
- Blind woman criticises Ministry of Social Development accessibility
- Dunedin Night Shelter supports call for coordinated homelessness response
July 2025
May 2025
- Queenstown woman couch surfing due to social housing waitlist
- Ministry of Social Development office in Masterton placed under lockdown
February 2025
- MSD found wrong to refuse food grant for tangi
- Government introduces new non-financial sanctions for benefit recipients
