Latest from Ministry of Social Development

Vermin and stench: Some NZers living in ‘homes unfit for human occupation’

Agencies described rundown homes cluttered with rubbish and infested with vermin.

Govt department used protected Family Court information to suspend employee

MSD should have sought permission from the court first.

Govt-contracted housing service provider declares $15.6m in revenue

Other income sources included rent payments and donations.

Three men smash their way into motel room and attack toddler, parents

Family say they don't know the men who began bashing them without saying a word.

Watch: Sacked ELE worker sleeping in his car - 'I'm like a shrimp'

“I have a family to support, sending money to my daughters, brothers, mother and my wife.'

ELE collapse: Owner accuses clients of not paying, Filipino ex-workers sleep in cars

'I urge you to consider the consequences of withholding payment': ELE owner to clients

ELE group collapse: Māori workers caught out

Crown entity paid the money to support more Māori getting into the workforce.

ELE Group collapse: Immigration NZ seeks direct contact with fired workers

Visas give the workers the right to remain in this country while they are working.

Big wage subsidy fraud claims, big trial likely

Biggest wage subsidy prosecution by ministry, but mega-fraud charges will be contested.

'He is the Head Hunters': Detectives offer rare insight into gang's alleged chief

"He’s the chief. The boss. WD."

Sasha Borissenko: NZ's social housing waiting list is embarrassing

OPINION: Australia is showing the way on social housing.

'Quite a lot to digest': Trends show how Whanganui could look in 10 years

With a high-growth model, the district could have a population of 52,981 by 2034.

Rentals 'snatched up within a day of being listed' in Tauranga

Tauranga was in the top 10 most expensive districts to rent in during August.

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.