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Around 28,000 families will be eligible for extra help with child care costs from Monday

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

A new code of conduct for social workers was welcomed today by Social Development and Employment Minister Steve Maharey and Associate Social Development and Employment Minister Ruth Dyson.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

A new code of conduct for social workers sets out minimum professional standards of behaviour, integrity and conduct.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Social Development and Employment

A productive, highly skilled and well-paid workforce is the vision laid out in the government's updated employment strategy.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

The Canterbury Family Violence Intervention Programme is a collaborative programme that draws on the expertise of grassroots organisations involved with domestic violence.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Social Development and Employment

Work and Income case managers will be trained to better identify and support families affected by violence.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Social Development and Employment

More New Zealanders than ever before are in work, according to the June Household Labour Force Survey

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

A report has been released on Child. Youth and Family’s handling of a case where children were placed in the care of an approved caregiver alleged to have subsequently sexually abused them.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Social Development and Employment

Associate Social Development and Employment Minister Rick Barker and Corrections Minister Paul Swain today announced details of the first stage of the strategy to get more released prisoners into work.

  • Rick Barker
  • Social Development and Employment

Associate Social Development and Employment Minister Rick Barker and Corrections Minister Paul Swain today announced details of the first stage of the strategy to get more released prisoners into work.

  • Rick Barker
  • Social Development and Employment

Rick Barker Launches the Family Violence Intervention Programme for the East Coast.

  • Rick Barker
  • Social Development and Employment

The latest Social Report shows solid progress on social issues

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

The number of working-aged New Zealanders on benefits has fallen in every region in the country over the past year as unemployment benefit numbers reached a 19 year low.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

After Work and Income's most successful year to date, the agency's new regional plans will see even more New Zealanders helped off benefits and into work.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

Address to launch of the 2005/06 Work and Income Regional Plans, Palmerston North

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

Victoria University of Wellington School of Government panel discussion on social welfare

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

A 78 per cent reduction in Child, Youth and Family’s unallocated cases is cause for celebration.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Social Development and Employment

Launch of new Family Safety Teams, important new initiatives to tackle family violence.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Social Development and Employment

The government's Pacific Wave strategy has achieved its goal of halving Pacific unemployment in Auckland in just two years.

The result is a stunning achievement for the Pacific community Social Development and Employment Minister Steve Maharey and Associate Social Development Minister Taito Phillip Field said today.

  • Taito Phillip Field
  • Social Development and Employment

A new government initiative resources income support plans for victims of family violence

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

The government's Pacific Wave strategy has achieved its goal of halving Pacific unemployment in Auckland in just two years.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

The government is increasing funding and support to doctors assessing people for Sickness and Invalids Benefits.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

The real debate in the upcoming campaign will be about the future of New Zealand, not National's elusive tax cut plan.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Social Development and Employment

Child abuse statistics in New Zealand make sobering reading. Ultimately every New Zealander has to take more personal responsibility for the well being and safety of our children.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Social Development and Employment