Making Tax Simpler | Better Administration of Social Policy Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2017 This discussion document explores some proposals for improving the way social policy entitlements and obligations are administered by Inland Revenue. These entitlement and obligation payments are: Working…
Household Incomes in New Zealand: trends in indicators of inequality and hardship 1982 to 2016 Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2017 The Household Incomes Report provides information on the material wellbeing of New Zealanders as indicated by their household incomes from all sources from 1982 to 2016. The…
The Impact Of Rising Housing Costs On Accommodation Supplement Recipients Last Publication Date: 28 Jun 2017 This research measures trends in the housing costs and incomes of Accommodation Supplement recipients over the last decade. It was undertaken to inform the Ministry of…
Social Housing Test Case Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2017 This test case is the first in a series of building blocks that will help inform future government social investment priorities and decision-making, to help create better…
How to produce a social investment evidence brief Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2017 This guide outlines a process for gathering the relevant evidence to support social investment. It explains how to summarise the best evidence and write it up…
Toward a Whole of Government/Whole of Nation Approach to Mental Health Last Publication Date: 22 May 2017 At present, the structure in New Zealand for treating mental disorder and supporting mental health is neither optimal nor working well. However, we have the understanding…
Evaluation case study: Barnardos Whangarei in-home parent mentor programme Last Publication Date: 04 May 2017 This case study details the outcomes evaluation undertaken with Barnardos in Whangarei on its in-home parenting programme. The evaluation focused on how well the programme met its…
Evaluation case study: A process evaluation of the children's mentoring programme at Pillars Christchurch Last Publication Date: 04 May 2017 This case study explains the process evaluation undertaken with Pillars in Christchurch on their mentoring programme for children with a caregiver in prison. The purpose was…
Public sector productivity: Quality adjusting sector-level data on New Zealand schools Last Publication Date: 01 May 2017 Statistics New Zealand has estimated that since 1996 increases in outputs of the public sector have largely been associated with increasing labour inputs. In the education…
State of Care 2017: A focus on Oranga Tamariki's secure residences Last Publication Date: 01 May 2017 From July 2016 to March 2017, we found that Child, Youth and Family (CYF) residences generally met the standards that are required by the Optional Protocol…
