Publications

Briefing to the Incoming Minister (2020)

We provided the incoming Minister Responsible for the Social Wellbeing Agency, Hon Carmel Sepuloni, with this briefing in November 2020.

Measuring changes in people’s wellbeing

To measure changes in wellbeing associated social services, we’ve developed an analytical method that links administrative and survey data. In the first instance, we’ve used this method to measure the wellbeing impacts of social housing in New Zealan…

Short Report: Social Isolation, loneliness and COVID-19

Constructing households from linked administrative data

Initial specifications for a short form wellbeing outcomes survey

Implementation and emerging outcomes evaluation of the Place-Based Initiatives

The purpose of the Place-Based Initiatives (PBI) model is to improve outcomes for at-risk children and their whānau by shifting collective decision-making and discretion to the local level. In 2016, Cabinet selected three PBI sites: Manaaki Tairāwhit…

Modelling Insights – timelines of people’s lived experience

To make social sector insights more accessible, we’ve developed a technique for producing representative timelines of people’s interactions with social services, throughout their lives. Drawing on cross-sector data, this technique enhances our abilit…

Data research tool – the Social Investment Analytical Layer

Statistics NZ’s Integrated Data Infrastructure holds anonymised data from government agencies and NGOs across New Zealand, making it an important asset for social sector analysis. We’ve developed data tables which arrange the data into consistent for…

State Sector (Social Wellbeing Agency) Name Change Order

Proactive release relating to the name change of the Social Investment Agency to the Social Wellbeing Agency.

Towards better social sector decision making and practice - A social wellbeing approach