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Has the Ministry of Social Development implemented any systematic peer review of emergency housing decline decisions; if not, when does he expect officials to advise him on options for doing so, given MSD indicated to the Auditor-General that it was "considering options to further strengthen the oversight of emergency housing declines"?

Answered Question 11788 (2026)
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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Has the Ministry of Social Development implemented any systematic peer review of emergency housing decline decisions; if not, when does he expect officials to advise him on options for doing so, given MSD indicated to the Auditor-General that it was "considering options to further strengthen the oversight of emergency housing declines"?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

The Ministry of Social Development has not implemented systematic peer review process for all Emergency Housing decline decisions. Existing assurance mechanisms are in place including management review of declines for families with dependent children and other vulnerable clients. Officials are considering options to further strengthen oversight arrangements and will provide advice to me in due course; no specific date has been set for that advice.