Latest from Ministry of Social Development

Covid wage subsidy scam: Prison for dad who made fake company

Uatesoni Filimoehala was already bankrupt when the pandemic hit. It didn't deter him.

Apprentice builders repairing flood-damaged Wairoa homes

There is no shortage of housing repairs needed in the Hawke's Bay town.

MSD debt bungle: Beneficiary’s $25k compo claim rejected

Despite assurances his debt had been wiped, the demands from MSD kept coming.

Election 2023: 'Gutter politics on gangs' - Napier candidates clash over gang claims

Labour's Hutchinson said National's Nimon was 'playing gutter politics on gangs'.

'Thank you': Woman evicted with 4 hours' notice overwhelmed by generosity of strangers

'I just want to know how it is I can be evicted from a home I own.'

China to Point Chevalier: Who's doing the bright green project?

A green machine rises, with 24,717 applicants on the housing register.

Coalition collision? Audrey Young on the tensions between National and Act

OPINION: The Treaty of Waitangi referendum is likely to be the most problematic issue.

More immigration visa scam victims found, fears for migrant workers' accommodation

A further 29 victims have been identified now, bringing the total to 144.

The 10 Kiwi companies paying back $200m in Covid wage subsidies

Cash-strapped, or cashing in? Some big firms have repaid all the Covid money.

Teresa White: 80 per cent of all attachment orders collected from beneficiaries

MSD attachment orders just keep punishing the poor and Māori.

Migrant pensioner wins fight against MSD after it denies his superannuation by one day

The Indian migrant lodged his application for superannuation in February 2020.

MSD investigates double-dipping on Super Rugby wage subsidies

The ministry is seeking to retrieve some of the $9.7 million paid out.

Two wrongs make a right: Man uses proceeds of crime to repay $21,000 in wrongfully received Covid-19 subsidies

Police found $31,000 in cash, drugs and a firearm, but they had no search warrant.

'Close to the breadline': Couple's Kiwi pension clipped due to time spent in UK

Couple argue deduction of UK pension is discrimination against immigrants in New Zealand.

Kāinga Ora plan could see up to 40 small apartments built

There's a conditional contract between Kāinga Ora and a developer.

What the changes to child support payments mean for beneficiaries

Parents will start receiving the payments from August 22 if the liable parent pays.