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Has she received any reports or advice on demand for food banks, and if so, is demand for food banks increasing? and 2 other questions

Answered 17165, 17166, 17168 (2026)
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Asked by

Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

Questions

  • 17165

    Has she received any reports or advice on demand for food banks, and if so, is demand for food banks increasing?

  • 17166

    What, if any, reports or advice, listed by title and date, has she received on demand levels for food banks?

  • 17168

    Has she received any reports or advice on demand for food banks, and if so, how much demand is there for food bank support?

Answered by

Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

Answer

In my capacity as Minister for Social Development and Employment, I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of reports received by my office from the Ministry of Social Development is regularly published on the Ministry of Social Development website. The lists of titles published since September 2018 are available here: www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/information-releases/reports-to-minister/index.html. Papers I have received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment are or will soon be published on: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/open-government-and-official-information/release-of-information/lists-of-ministerial-documents-by-portfolio/social-development-and-employment. This is also my response for WPQ’s 17166 & 17168