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# MSD Stocktake: “…Not Yet Following the Desired Direction of Travel…”
- URL: https://goodoil.news/msd-stocktake-not-yet-following-the-desired-direction-of-travel/
- Published: 2021-10-24T23:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-10-24T06:32:14.000Z
- Author: Reproduced with permission
- Tags: NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:31

**Lindsay Mitchell**  
[lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com](https://lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com/2021/10/msd-stocktake-not-yet-following-desired.html?ref=goodoil.news)

*Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001\. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under commission and exhibits at Wellington, New Zealand, galleries.*

The Ministry of Social Development, Carmel Sepuloni’s portfolio, has just released its annual report. Here are some of the [indicators](https://annualreport2021.msd.govt.nz/about-msd/english/our-organisational-performance-indicators/?ref=goodoil.news) of their ‘progress’:

Average future years on a benefit:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/-BpHInvXrovg/YXG4nZSAsmI/AAAAAAAAI2U/CGusWyJOzz0wHI_ybUBvAmBig7-d_t0YACLcBGAsYHQ/s815/average-2bfuture-2byears-2bon-2ba-2bbenefit.png)

Median time to house clients on the housing register:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/-iSpIuG2kFJA/YXG5CBYdMNI/AAAAAAAAI2c/x4YxEqn6qhoJ356kFsMIwXtUNcx0t0h1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s810/median-2btime-2bto-2bhouse-2bclients-2bon-2bthe-2bhousing-2bregister.png)

Percentage of clients exiting main benefit who return to main benefit (within one year):

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/-2wdl-KLvugA/YXG6LLxagmI/AAAAAAAAI2k/JyBqSHD_ubonOatdtJjhg3iTw6zsumH0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s802/percentage-2bof-2bclients-2bwho-2bleave-2ba-2bmain-2bbenefit-2band-2breturn-2bwithin-2ba-2byear.png)

Client net trust score:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/-xRa5n4CQ7jM/YXG7YKFTxMI/AAAAAAAAI2s/ef0cds33W4Q5rs-tgbsZG8K8LO9HnlPEACLcBGAsYHQ/s807/client-2bnet-2btrust.png)

The official word on this failure is:

> Results, in general, indicate that performance is not yet following the desired direction of travel for all indicators.

The Chief Executive’s [forward](https://annualreport2021.msd.govt.nz/chief-executives-foreword/english/?ref=goodoil.news) should reassure us all though. Never fear – the waka is turning!

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/f4/31f4e20a-0315-499e-83ff-139e8eab53bf/content/images/-1imAgOWPAYk/YXG-f0_AaRI/AAAAAAAAI28/5Le4-2AxZjMHOJdGUnCO4Q40qXj9uX4aQCLcBGAsYHQ/s818/msd-2bbs.png)

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