Review of the treatment of child support for beneficiaries

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Children and young people have what they need

Status:
Ongoing
Lead agency:
Ministry of Social Development

Work on the wider welfare overhaul includes a review around the treatment of child support for beneficiaries, and in particular whether the Crown should 'pass on' payments to sole parents on state-provided benefits, rather than withholding them to offset the cost of the benefit.  (This work was put on hold due to the prioritisation of COVID-19 response work.)