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How many current recipients of Temporary Additional Support are receiving the maximum rate payable for their circumstances, expressed both as a number and as a proportion of all TAS recipients, broken down by (a) main benefit type including non-beneficiaries, (b) household composition, (c) Accommodation Supplement area, and (d) whether the recipient also receives the Accommodation Supplement at its maximum rate for their area; and what were the equivalent figures at the end of each of the June quarters from 2021 to 2025? and 2 other questions

Answered 20320, 20329, 20330 (2026)
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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 20320

    How many current recipients of Temporary Additional Support are receiving the maximum rate payable for their circumstances, expressed both as a number and as a proportion of all TAS recipients, broken down by (a) main benefit type including non-beneficiaries, (b) household composition, (c) Accommodation Supplement area, and (d) whether the recipient also receives the Accommodation Supplement at its maximum rate for their area; and what were the equivalent figures at the end of each of the June quarters from 2021 to 2025?

  • 20329

    What is the distribution of modelled net weekly income changes across the 111,000 families described in the Government's analysis as better off from the housing support changes announced on 21 May 2026, once both the Accommodation Supplement increase and the Temporary Additional Support maximum reduction are accounted for, broken down by $5 weekly impact bands from -$30 to +$50, and separately reported for (a) households receiving Temporary Additional Support and (b) households not receiving Temporary Additional Support?

  • 20330

    How many of the 111,000 families identified in the Government's analysis announced on 21 May 2026 as benefiting from the increase in maximum Accommodation Supplement rates also currently receive Temporary Additional Support, broken down by (a) main benefit type, (b) Accommodation Supplement area, (c) family composition (single, couple, with or without dependent children), and (d) whether their current Temporary Additional Support payment is at or below the proposed new maximum rate?

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Hon Louise Upston

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

Answer

I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development is unable to provide the information sought by the Member within a written parliamentary question timeframe as it would take substantial effort and require the Ministry to divert personnel from their core duties. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 210/6, I consider that the time, and hence the expense, of answering these questions within this timeframe is not in the public interest.

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