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January

Benefit fact sheets for December 2016 quarter 19 January 2017
Emergency housing initiative 20 January 2017
Children and young people in care choose a name for their connection and advocacy service 26 January 2017
Negotiations over Russian adoptions agreement stopped 27 January 2017
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March

Oranga Tamariki, reflecting the voices of young people 8 March 2017
Pacific Media Network and the Pasefika Proud campaign 8 March 2017
New forms for creating Enduring Powers of Attorney released 16 March 2017
Ministry releases statement on Masterton CYF 29 March 2017
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April

Individual Client Level Data independent review 11 April 2017
Social Housing Quarterly Report available 20 April 2017
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May

Ministry refutes advocacy service claims 3 May 2017
New Better Public Services targets 3 May 2017
No privacy breach says independent review 16 May 2017
2016 Valuation of the Benefit System for Working-age Adults 17 May 2017
MSD Deputy Chief Executive steps aside from duties 19 May 2017
Changes to Accommodation Supplement Areas 25 May 2017
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June

No further MSD satellite services 7 June 2017
New elder abuse intervention services 30 June 2017
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July

Social Security Agreement between New Zealand and Australia 3 July 2017
Pay equity for vocational and disability workers 11 July 2017
Social Housing Quarterly Report available 21 July 2017
Unions ratify landmark pay equity agreement 24 July 2017
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August

Pacific Media Investigation – Release of Investigation findings  2 August 2017
Further Release of individual client level data documents 17 August 2017
Statement on Rt. Hon. Winston Peters and MSD 30 August 2017
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September

Ministry of Social Development releases investigation finding 15 September 2017
Our position on the use of pseudonyms by staff dealing with our most volatile clients 21 September 2017
Work and Income Security Incidents 21 September 2017
Ministry challenging Social Security Appeal Authority’s decision 22 September 2017
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December

Families Package, December 2017 14 December 2017
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