Tēnā koe A.W.Farmer

Thank you for your email received 31 January 2022 under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National Office to respond. 

The Ministry is focussing its resources on supporting New Zealanders through COVID-19 by administering welfare support during this unprecedented time.  Resources within our business units, where information for OIA requests is drawn from, is limited or unavailable.  Staff have been redeployed to assist the frontline with the processing of welfare payments. As such, there may be a delay in you receiving a response from the Ministry.

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. 

Ngā manaakitanga,

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: A. W. Farmer <[FOI #18382 email]>
Sent: Monday, 31 January 2022 10:40 AM
To: OIA_Requests (MSD) <[MSD request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Studylink Loan Repayments

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

I have two questions relating to the value of student loan repayments.

1) In the last financial year, 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, what was the total value of payments made to the Ministry of Social Development in both voluntary and compulsory payments towards student loans?

2) Does this significantly (+/- >5%) differ from previous years?

Yours faithfully,

A. W. Farmer

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Tēnā koe A.W.Farmer

 

On 31 January 2022, you emailed the Ministry of Social Development (the
Ministry) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act),
the following information in relation to student loan repayments:

 1. In the last financial year, 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, what was
the total value of payments made to the Ministry of Social Development
in both voluntary and compulsory payments towards student loans?
 2. Does this significantly (+/- >5%) differ from previous years?

 

The Ministry has assessed your request and believes this information is
connected more closely with the functions of the Department of Inland
Revenue (IRD). In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of
the Act to transfer your request.

 

As such, your request has been transferred in full to IRD.

 

Please contact IRD directly if you wish to discuss your request dated 31
January 2022.  

Nā mātou noa, nā

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, 1 February 2022 10:46 AM
To: [FYI request #18382 email]
Subject: 20220201 Acknowledgement FARMER

 

Tēnā koe A.W.Farmer

 

Thank you for your email received 31 January 2022 under the Official
Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate
officials at National Office to respond. 

 

The Ministry is focussing its resources on supporting New Zealanders
through COVID-19 by administering welfare support during this
unprecedented time.  Resources within our business units, where
information for OIA requests is drawn from, is limited or unavailable. 
Staff have been redeployed to assist the frontline with the processing of
welfare payments. As such, there may be a delay in you receiving a
response from the Ministry.

 

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. 

 

Ngā manaakitanga,

 

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: A. W. Farmer <[1][FYI request #18382 email]>

Sent: Monday, 31 January 2022 10:40 AM

To: OIA_Requests (MSD) <[2][MSD request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Studylink Loan Repayments

 

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

 

I have two questions relating to the value of student loan repayments.

 

1) In the last financial year, 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, what was the
total value of payments made to the Ministry of Social Development in both
voluntary and compulsory payments towards student loans?

 

2) Does this significantly (+/- >5%) differ from previous years?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

A. W. Farmer

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[3][FYI request #18382 email]

 

Is [4][MSD request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Ministry of Social Development? If so, please contact us using
this form:

[5]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[6]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

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Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

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Dear A.W. Farmer

Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information
Act received on 2022-02-15.

Please find attached the response to your request.

Kind regards
Governance and Ministerial Services | Inland Revenue - Te Tari Taake