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Our Structure

We are New Zealand’s largest government department employing people in 200 locations around the country. To provide our diverse range of services in the best possible way, we’ve teamed up our nine business groups into three clusters.

Policy

  • Social Development Policy and Knowledge (including the Offices for Disability Issues, Senior Citizens and the Community and Voluntary Sector)
  • Social Services Policy (including the Ministry of Youth Development)
  • the Centre for Social Research and Evaluation.
Read more about the Policy Cluster

Service delivery

  • Work and Income, Specialist Services
  • Child, Youth and Family
  • Family and Community Services.
Read more about the Service Delivery Cluster

Corporate

  • People, Capability and Resources,
  • Corporate and Governance
  • Risk and Assurance.
Read more about the Corporate, Governance and Risk Cluster

Each of the nine groups is headed by a Deputy Chief Executive, who together, with the Chief Executive, form the Leadership Team.

See our structure chart
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