Benefit Claimants by 2017 Area Unit for Dec18 and Mar19
Adam Ward made this Official Information request to Ministry of Social Development
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From: Adam Ward
Dear Ministry of Social Development,
Please could you provide a data set specifying the number of people claiming the following types of benefits by 2017 Area Unit Boundary:
- Job Seeker Support (JS Related)
- Sole Parent Support (SPS Related)
- Supported Living Payment (SLP Related)
- Other benefits
for the quarters ending Dec18 and Mar19.This is a essentially a follow on request to job number IMSD-5348. The data required is exactly the same as provided under this job number but for the months / quarters specified.
I understand that benefit claimant figures lower than 5 will be suppressed as per the criteria of section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Adam Ward
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Tēnā koe Mr Ward
Thank you for your email received on 12 April 2019, under the Official
Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate
officials at National Office to respond. You should expect a response to
be sent to you as soon as possible.
Nā mātou noa, nā
Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and
Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development
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We help New Zealanders to be safe, strong and independent
Manaaki Tangata, Manaaki Whānau
From: Adam Ward [mailto: [FOI #10067 email]]
Sent: Friday, 12 April 2019 9:52 a.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information request - Benefit Claimants by 2017 Area
Unit for Dec18 and Mar19
Dear Ministry of Social Development,
Please could you provide a data set specifying the number of people
claiming the following types of benefits by 2017 Area Unit Boundary:
- Job Seeker Support (JS Related)
- Sole Parent Support (SPS Related)
- Supported Living Payment (SLP Related)
- Other benefits
for the quarters ending Dec18 and Mar19.This is a essentially a follow on
request to job number IMSD-5348. The data required is exactly the same as
provided under this job number but for the months / quarters specified.
I understand that benefit claimant figures lower than 5 will be suppressed
as per the criteria of section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Adam Ward
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From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Tçnâ koe Dr Adam Ward
Thank you for your email received 12 April 2019 under the Official
Information Act 1982.
The Ministry publishes quarterly Benefit Fact Sheets on the Ministry’s
website here:
[1]https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-ou....
These Fact Sheets contain information about beneficaries broken down in
various ways, including by Territorial Authority and by Service Centre are
available on the above website.
While the Ministry has previously provided this type of information, it is
not standard reporting and requires additional work from the Ministry’s
analysts. It is also very likely that any data output would have a
significant amount of suppression as the numbers in some area units are
likely to be quite low. If you were to require this information, the
Ministry is likely to consider charging for the time required to complete
this task.
Please advise if you would like to proceed. Should you wish to discuss
your request with us over the phone, please provide us with a contact
phone number and a time to call that suits you.
Nâ mâtou noa, nâ
Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and Executive
Services
Ministry of Social Development
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We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and
independent
Ko ta mâtou he whakamana tangata kia tû haumaru, kia tû kaha, kia tû
motuhake
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From: Adam Ward
Dear OIA_Requests (MSD),
Thank you for your swift reply to my request. We would be happy to discuss paying a fee to obtain this data as we appreciate that it must take time for analysts at your side to process such a request. I would like to direct you to my manager (Dr Paul Bracewell) in this regard. Paul's contact details are given below:
email: [email address]
phone: 021 164 0366
Potential times that would suit are:
Mon 22nd Apr 10:15
Tue 23rd Apr 10:00
Wed 24th Apr 09:30
Thu 25th Apr 09:30
Please could you let me know which of these times suit you and I will make sure Paul is aware that you will contact him at the agreed upon time and date.
(In addition, I am aware that the FYI website often blocks email addresses and phone numbers. If you are unable to see the contact details listed above, please obtain my work email from either Cody or Philip who processed the previous requests we made)
Best Wishes
Dr Adam Ward
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Kia ora Adam
While the Ministry has previously provided this type of information, it is
not standard reporting and requires additional work from the Ministry’s
analysts. As such, with a repeat request for similar information, the
decision has been made to charge for the time required.
Our analysts have estimated that this work will take eight hours inclusive
of quality assessment. This works out to an approximate charge of $547.20.
This is based on the guidance from the Ombudsman available here:
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/system/paperclip/document_files/document_files/2227/original/charging_june_2017.pdf?1498813017.
Please advise if you would like to proceed. I am happy to discuss this
further by email or phone (04 916 3408).
Nâ mâtou noa, nâ
Emma
Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and
Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development
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We help New Zealanders to be safe, strong and independent
Manaaki Tangata, Manaaki Whânau
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From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Kia ora Dr Ward,
As requested, I have made contract with your manager Dr Paul Bracewell
regarding this request. Dr Bracewell advised that the Ministry can send
the response to his email address, which you have supplied in pervious
communication. Could you please confirm that you are happy with this
process, or whether you would also like the signed reply through the FYI
website.
Nā mātou noa, nā
Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and
Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development
Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to be safe, strong and independent
Manaaki Tangata, Manaaki Whānau
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information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you
are not the intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or
duplication of this email and attachments is prohibited. If you have
received this email in error please notify the author immediately and
erase all copies of the email and attachments. The Ministry of Social
Development accepts no responsibility for changes made to this message or
attachments after transmission from the Ministry.
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From: Adam Ward
Dear OIA_Requests (MSD),
Thank you very much for getting in touch with Paul. Yes I am completely happy with how we are proceeding. I will now mark the request as complete.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Ward
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