How much, if anything, has been saved to date as a result of the changes to the … and 1 other question | Question 24880 (2026)

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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24879

How much, if anything, has been saved to date as a result of the changes to the Accommodation Supplement in 2025?

Original response/referral lodged: 19 June 2026
24880

Have the changes to the Accommodation Supplement in 2025 resulted in savings; if so, how much has been saved as of 2 March 2026?

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Hon Louise Upston

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

I am advised that the policy will not be implemented until 1 April 2027; therefore, no savings are expected to be realised until then. Further information regarding the changes to the Accommodation Supplement can be found here: https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/newsroom/budget/2025/factsheets/changes-to-the-accommodation-supplement-through-budget-2025.html