The Social Report 2002 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 The Social Report 2002 Update is the second stage in the programme of social monitoring initiated by The Social Report 2001. It aims to provide up-to-date…
Raising Children in New Zealand: Exploring Good Outcomes for Young People Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 As part of its family dynamics/family effectiveness research programme, the Ministry of Social Development commissioned research in 2000 to explore the views of families, young people…
The Changing Face of Social Service Volunteering: A Literature Review Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2001 The former Ministry of Social Policy (now the Ministry of Social Development) undertook this literature review as part of its contribution to the International Year of…
Evaluating the February 1999 Domestic Purposes Benefit and Widows Benefit Reforms Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2001 This paper reports on the findings of the evaluation and monitoring strategy that focused on policy reforms for Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB) and Widows Benefit (WB)…
The Causes of Innocent Overpayment Debt Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2001 Over the last four years innocent overpayments have been the fastest increasing debt category. The major reasons for this debt being established are unknown, as are…
Evaluation of the Lead Funder Prototype Pilot Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2001 This report presents the findings of the evaluation of the lead funder prototype pilot. The pilot was developed from the Best Funding Strategy, an initiative developed under…
Social Report 2001 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2001 The Social Report 2001 is the first step in the establishment of a regular programme of social monitoring. The aim of the report is to provide…
Implications of Labour Market Change for Retirement Income Policy Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2001 There is much debate about retirement income policy. Several studies have examined savings behaviour and the future affordability of New Zealand Superannuation (e.g. Periodic Report Group…
Definitions of Crowding and the Effects of Crowding on Health: A Literature Review Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2001 This literature review aims to a) establish what definitions and measures of crowding are currently in use and why and b) summarise current knowledge of the…
Distributions and Disparity: New Zealand Household Incomes Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2001 This report builds on an earlier report (M. Mowbray, Incomes Monitoring Report 1981 - 1991, Social Policy Agency, 1993) on household income distributions, extending the trend…
