How many people were declined benefit advances, if any, during the week of 13th May 2024, broken down by ethnicity, age, gender and reason for declining?

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Social Development (the Ministry) that standard reporting period is month end and quarter end. Data in the weekly format as requested by the Member is not readily available, however, the information may be available in a monthly or quarterly format if requested. Regular reporting is published through the Ministry’s Benefit Fact Sheets which are available on the Ministry’s website: https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/statistics/index.html.