Factsheets - Budget 2022
17 May 2022.
Budget 2022 builds on previous investments to provide more support for New Zealanders on low incomes, lift more children out of poverty, reform the welfare system, improve the lives of disabled people and support more people into work and training.
Welfare Overhaul and supporting low income New Zealanders
Housing related hardship assistance
Passing on Child Support to sole parent beneficiaries
Permanently increasing hardship assistance income limits
Special needs grants for dental treatment – Improving adequacy and accessibility
Supporting clients on the Public Housing Register
Te Pae Tawhiti – Designing the Ministry of Social Development’s future operating model
Transforming the lives of disabled New Zealanders
Establishing a new Ministry for Disabled People
Supporting more disabled people in their communities
Enabling Good Lives: Supporting more disabled people across Aotearoa New Zealand
Investing in partnerships
Building Financial Capability Services – improving budgeting support for individuals and whānau
Social Sector Commissioning: Growing the Capability of the Social Sector
Te Hiku o te Ika Iwi Social Accord
He Tapuae – Tūhoe Service Management Plan
Investing in Crown/Māori relationships
Supporting older New Zealanders
Supporting youth
Crown entity initiatives
Supporting the Children’s Commissioner through a period of change
Social Workers Registration Board: Building Oranga Tamariki Social Worker Capability
