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Community groups will receive over eight million dollars through the Community Response Fund says Acting Social Development Minister Judith Collins.

Teachers and health workers will get training to recognise and respond to child abuse in a nationwide initiative announced by Acting Social Development Minister Judith Collins today.

The number of New Zealanders on benefits fell in October says Acting Social Development Minister Judith Collins.

Taxpayer funded, interest free loans will no longer be available to drunk or dangerous drivers, Acting Minister for Social Development Judith Collins said today.

Acting Minister for Social Development Judith Collins welcomes the announcement of 25 successful Whanau Ora providers.

Acting Minister of Social Development Judith Collins is pleased to announce funding has been granted to 14 new community programmes to tackle youth offending. 

Fresh Start legislation is now in force with the first round of youth offenders attending a Military Activity Camp as directed by Youth Court judges.

The growth in the number of people on benefits slowed to 0.6 percent in September says Acting Social Development Minister Judith Collins.

Canterbury community organisations will be able to use a special emergency fund to move to new premises if their building suffered serious earthquake damage.

The Government is extending the wage subsidy to support employees of small businesses seriously disrupted by the Canterbury earthquake.

Police and Child Youth and Family today signed a memorandum of understanding that would see them working closer to fight "appalling" rates of child abuse and better serve victims.