324 results in multiple government agencies
Last Publication Date: 1 Jan 2002
It is well established that parental income is positively associated with virtually every dimension of child well-being that social scientists measure. This report advances beyond simple…
Last Publication Date: 1 Dec 2001
The former Ministry of Social Policy (now the Ministry of Social Development) undertook this literature review as part of its contribution to the International Year of…
Last Publication Date: 1 Nov 2001
This paper reports on the findings of the evaluation and monitoring strategy that focused on policy reforms for Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB) and Widows Benefit (WB)…
Last Publication Date: 1 Oct 2001
Over the last four years innocent overpayments have been the fastest increasing debt category. The major reasons for this debt being established are unknown, as are…
Last Publication Date: 1 Jun 2001
This report presents the findings of the evaluation of the lead funder prototype pilot. The pilot was developed from the Best Funding Strategy, an initiative developed…
Last Publication Date: 1 Jan 2001
There is much debate about retirement income policy. Several studies have examined savings behaviour and the future affordability of New Zealand Superannuation (e.g. Periodic Report Group…
This literature review aims to a) establish what definitions and measures of crowding are currently in use and why and b) summarise current knowledge of the…
This report builds on an earlier report (M. Mowbray, Incomes Monitoring Report 1981 - 1991, Social Policy Agency, 1993) on household income distributions, extending the trend…
