Dear Keri Eagan,

Thank you for your email received 13 May 2014, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National office to respond. You may expect a response to be sent to you as soon as possible.
 
Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent
Ko ta mātou he whakamana tangata kia tū haumaru, kia tū kaha, kia tū motuhake

-----Original Message-----
From: K Eagan [mailto:[OIA #1688 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 13 May 2014 11:07 a.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information Act request - Allocation of Self Start Grant spent on assessment

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

The Self Start Grant (administered by Workbridge) has a lifetime allocation of up to $5000 per person. From this amount applicants must agree to the condition that any assessment required will be deducted from this amount.

In each of the years 2009 to 2013 how much of the total grant has been used to pay for assessments through either medical professionals such as Occupational Therapists, Adaptive Technology Specialists etc?

For each of the above years what amount in total was paid to contractors assessing the business plan?

Please provide a figure for the total amount for each year distributed via the Self Start Grant that paid for the support itself (such as support people, physical modifications, special software).

Over the time period 2009-2013 what is the average that each disabled person actually receives to meet their need once all assessors and contractors in the assessment process are paid?

How many applications over the 2009-2013 time period had their lifetime allocation of the Self Start Grant used up entirely by assessments (and therefore no longer have access to this resource perhaps through no fault of their own)?

Yours faithfully,

K Eagan

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Dear Keri Eagan,

Please find attached a letter advising of the need to extend the time available to respond to your request until 14 July 2014
 
Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent
Ko ta mātou he whakamana tangata kia tū haumaru, kia tū kaha, kia tū motuhake

-----Original Message-----
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Sent: Tuesday, 13 May 2014 2:04 p.m.
To: 'K Eagan'
Subject: Your Official Information Act request - Allocation of Self Start Grant spent on assessment

Dear Keri Eagan,

Thank you for your email received 13 May 2014, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National office to respond. You may expect a response to be sent to you as soon as possible.
 
Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and Executive Services Ministry of Social Development

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent Ko ta mātou he whakamana tangata kia tū haumaru, kia tū kaha, kia tū motuhake

-----Original Message-----
From: K Eagan [mailto:[OIA #1688 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 13 May 2014 11:07 a.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information Act request - Allocation of Self Start Grant spent on assessment

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

The Self Start Grant (administered by Workbridge) has a lifetime allocation of up to $5000 per person. From this amount applicants must agree to the condition that any assessment required will be deducted from this amount.

In each of the years 2009 to 2013 how much of the total grant has been used to pay for assessments through either medical professionals such as Occupational Therapists, Adaptive Technology Specialists etc?

For each of the above years what amount in total was paid to contractors assessing the business plan?

Please provide a figure for the total amount for each year distributed via the Self Start Grant that paid for the support itself (such as support people, physical modifications, special software).

Over the time period 2009-2013 what is the average that each disabled person actually receives to meet their need once all assessors and contractors in the assessment process are paid?

How many applications over the 2009-2013 time period had their lifetime allocation of the Self Start Grant used up entirely by assessments (and therefore no longer have access to this resource perhaps through no fault of their own)?

Yours faithfully,

K Eagan

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Please do not send progress updates as PDF files.

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Dear Ms Eagan

Further our email below, please find attached the Ministry's final response to your Official Information Act request.

Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and Executive Services Ministry of Social Development

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent Ko ta mātou he whakamana tangata kia tū haumaru, kia tū kaha, kia tū motuhake -----Original Message-----
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Sent: Tuesday, 10 June 2014 3:40 p.m.
To: 'K Eagan'
Subject: RE: Your Official Information Act request - Allocation of Self Start Grant spent on assessment

Dear Keri Eagan,

Please find attached a letter advising of the need to extend the time available to respond to your request until 14 July 2014
 
Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and Executive Services Ministry of Social Development

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent Ko ta mātou he whakamana tangata kia tū haumaru, kia tū kaha, kia tū motuhake

-----Original Message-----
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Sent: Tuesday, 13 May 2014 2:04 p.m.
To: 'K Eagan'
Subject: Your Official Information Act request - Allocation of Self Start Grant spent on assessment

Dear Keri Eagan,

Thank you for your email received 13 May 2014, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National office to respond. You may expect a response to be sent to you as soon as possible.
 
Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and Executive Services Ministry of Social Development

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent Ko ta mātou he whakamana tangata kia tū haumaru, kia tū kaha, kia tū motuhake

-----Original Message-----
From: K Eagan [mailto:[OIA #1688 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 13 May 2014 11:07 a.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information Act request - Allocation of Self Start Grant spent on assessment

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

The Self Start Grant (administered by Workbridge) has a lifetime allocation of up to $5000 per person. From this amount applicants must agree to the condition that any assessment required will be deducted from this amount.

In each of the years 2009 to 2013 how much of the total grant has been used to pay for assessments through either medical professionals such as Occupational Therapists, Adaptive Technology Specialists etc?

For each of the above years what amount in total was paid to contractors assessing the business plan?

Please provide a figure for the total amount for each year distributed via the Self Start Grant that paid for the support itself (such as support people, physical modifications, special software).

Over the time period 2009-2013 what is the average that each disabled person actually receives to meet their need once all assessors and contractors in the assessment process are paid?

How many applications over the 2009-2013 time period had their lifetime allocation of the Self Start Grant used up entirely by assessments (and therefore no longer have access to this resource perhaps through no fault of their own)?

Yours faithfully,

K Eagan

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This is an OIA request done via the FYI website.

Please do not send progress updates as PDF files.

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https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

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