The Effects of the Accommodation Supplement on Market Rents - Working Paper 02/04 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2004 This working paper investigates the effects of the Accommodation Supplement on market rents. Analysis is undertaken by Infometrics, who have updated the econometric model of market…
Internet Traders of Child Pornography and other Censorship Offenders in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2004 The main purpose of the current research was to develop a tool for the collection of information about CCU offenders. Obviously, such a tool would need…
Achieving Effective Outcomes in Youth Justice Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2004 Achieving Effective Outcomes in Youth Justice is a cross-departmental research project aimed at identifying factors associated with effective outcomes in the youth justice system and assessing…
Children and Young People: Indicators of Wellbeing in New Zealand 2004 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This was published in December 2004. This report presents 35 indicators of the social wellbeing of children and young people in New Zealand. The indicators capture…
Training Incentive Allowance (TIA)- A Literature Review Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2003 This review of New Zealand and international literature was undertaken as part of the Training Incentive Allowance (TIA) policy review. The TIA programme has many of…
Attitudes to Crime and Punishment: A New Zealand Study Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2003 The report presents the findings of the first comprehensive national survey of the views of a sample of adult New Zealanders about crime and the criminal…
Thinking about the Configuration of Services in the Care and Protection Sector - Working Paper 05/04 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2003 This working paper is concerned with how to think about the configuration of services in the care and protection sector, and the sort of evidential and…
Evaluation of Avenues: A Pilot of a Modified Domestic Purposes Benefit-Sole Parent Application Process Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 This report summarises the findings of the evaluation of the Avenues pilot. Avenues tested a modified Domestic Purposes Benefit application process and ran from August 2001…
The Level of Financial Assistance to Families with Dependent Children: A Comparative Analysis Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 In 1992, a comparison study using a model-family methodology found New Zealand to be one of the least generous countries in the OECD in terms of…
Barriers to Employment Among Long-Term Beneficiaries: A Review of Recent International Evidence - Working Paper 04/04 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 This working paper documents the recent international literature on the topic of potential barriers to employment among working-age beneficiaries, with a particular focus on long-term beneficiaries.…