Latest from Ministry of Social Development

Landlords charging $300 a night to house homeless

MSD is being charged four times the market rent by landlords who take in homeless people.

NZ Fashion Week goes back to its roots

Long-running Kiwi fashion event is changing, as Viva editor Amanda Linnell explains.

'I'm going to rip your face off': No appeal after MSD threats

Judge says court transcripts clearly show man had been under no pressure to plead guilty.

'Hundreds' of names of alleged child abusers held by government

Details emerge of identities of alleged abusers held by government agencies.

Shanty town in CBD removed by council

The makeshift camp grew larger over the last week, angering some neighbours.

Generous pensioners give their Winter Energy Payment to charity

The couple are frugal power users and feared "making money" from the payment.

Grandparents' decade-long battle for 'justice' over taken grandchildren

Grandparents open up about painful battle for "justice" after grandkids were uplifted.

Archives NZ privacy hole known for years and not fixed

Archives NZ privacy hole known for years but left open for the Herald to walk through.

Hīkoi for Homeless solved the crisis or created a new one?

Leaders reflect one year on: "There is still so much to be done."

Budget: Welfare increase 'not enough'

Change to welfare payments applauded, but an urgent increase still needed, advocates say.

Unhealthy homes: Mould, leaks, disease making people dangerously sick

Since Healthy Homes began in Rotorua in 2014 it has responded to more than 830 referrals.

Advocate: No one will hire disabled workers on minimum wage

Kiwis with disabilities earned half the average income of other NZers, study finds.

Disabled woman paid $2.30/h to unwind Air NZ earphones

Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni says the rules are discriminatory.

Privacy breached during benefit fraud investigations

The Ministry of Social Development said it has made changes in its investigation approach.

Where's the substance? Peters questions major new survey

$3m survey designed by Justice Ministry staff and reviewed by experts.

Hawke's Bay Housing: How to house seasonal workers during a housing crisis

Behind a Hawke's Bay coolstore, cabins that could house people sit empty.