Ministry of Social Development

Ministry of Social Development
Māori : Te Manatū Whakahiato Ora
Jurisdiction	Social affairs
legal form	Public Service Department
Headquarters	Wellington
Establishment date	October 1, 2001
Ministry	Ministry of Social Development
minister	Carmel Sepuloni since November 26, 2017
Employee	around 3 900 As of June 30, 2019
budget	1 NZ $ 043.05 million as of June 30, 2019
Website :	www.msd.govt.nz

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The Ministry of Social Development (MSD), in Māori Te Manatū Whakahiato Ora , is a ministry and Public Service Department in New Zealand that is responsible for social development and support in the country.

history

The Ministry of Social Development was created in October 2001 by merging the Ministry of Social Policy and the Department of Work and Income . In the years before, this was preceded by numerous reorganizations and reorganizations as well as the creation of new public service departments for all aspects of the social sector, such as:

• 1904 - the founding of the Old Age Pensions Department
• 1913 - the founding of the Pensions Department
• 1939 - the establishment of the Social Security Department based on the Social Security Act 1938
• 1972 - the establishment of the Department of Social Welfare , in which the Social Security Department and the Child Welfare Division of the Department of Education were integrated.
• 1992 - the restructuring of the Department of Social Welfare
• 1999 - the establishment of the Ministry of Social Policy and restructuring of the social area
• 2001 - the establishment of the Ministry of Social Development by merging the Ministry of Social Policy and the Department of Work and Income

to name only the most important ones here.

minister

The minister responsible for the ministry has been Carmel Sepuloni from the New Zealand Labor Party since November 26, 2017 . Other ministers cover parts of the ministry's tasks.

tasks and goals

The ministry, which has around 130 service and contact centers across the country  , supports around 1.25 million New Zealanders at least once a year thanks to its diverse range of services. Among them were around 778,000 people in 2019 who received pension payments, around 292,000 people who were dependent on social assistance, around 106,000 people who did not have enough income from their work and received additional financial support, and around 168,000 students who received allowances or got loans.

The ministry's goal is to support all New Zealanders so that they are safe, empowered and independent. To this end, they should receive the support they need, be given the opportunity to live in integrative and supportive communities and participate in life in society in a positive way and be able to exploit their potential.

literature

• Ministry of Social Development (Ed.): Pūrongo ā-tau Annual Report 2018/19 . Wellington October 2019 (English, Online [PDF; 19.4 MB ; accessed on July 22, 2020]).

Web links

• Homepage . Ministry of Social Development,accessed July 22, 2020. 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Pūrongo ā-tau Annual Report 2018/19 . 2019, p.  37 .
2. ↑ Pūrongo ā-tau Annual Report 2018/19 . 2019, p.  176 .
3. ^ Historical Timeline - Ministry of Social Development . Ministry of Social Development , accessed July 22, 2020 .  
4. ↑ Hon. Carmel Sepuloni . New Zealand Parliament , July 22, 2020, accessed July 22, 2020 .  
5. ↑ Our Ministers . Ministry of Social Development , accessed July 22, 2020 .  
6. ↑ Pūrongo ā-tau Annual Report 2018/19 . 2019, p.  12, 14 .
7. ↑ Our purpose and the outcomes we want to achieve . Ministry of Social Development , accessed July 22, 2020 .