Tēnā koe Flynn Owen,

Thank you for your email received 11 November 2022, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National Office to respond. 

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

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-----Original Message-----
From: Flynn <[FOI #21101 email]>
Sent: Friday, 11 November 2022 10:18 am
To: OIA_Requests (MSD) <[MSD request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Benefit Claimants by 2017 Area Unit for September 2022

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 quarter/s ending Sep 2022.

We 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 and stipulations of the Privacy Act 1993.

This request is 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 quarter/s specified above. As per our previous arrangements we understand that a charge will be associated to the provision of the data. Please feel free to contact either myself or Dr Paul Bracewell ([email address]) if you require any further information about our request.

Yours faithfully,

Flynn Owen

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Kia ora Flynn Owen,

 

On 11 February 2022, you emailed the Ministry of Social Development (the
Ministry) – below - requesting under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act), the following information:

 

•            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 quarter/s ending September 2022.

 

As you are aware, the Ministry charges for this information as agreed upon
in a previous request made under the Act.

 

The Ministry is collating the necessary information and you will soon
receive an invoice from the Ministry’s Finance team.

 

Once payment has been received, the response will be sent to Dr Paul
Bracewell as previously agreed upon.

 

If you wish to discuss this response with us further, please contact
[1][MSD request email].

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

 

Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and Executive
Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Flynn <[2][FOI #21101 email]>

Sent: Friday, 11 November 2022 10:18 am

To: OIA_Requests (MSD) <[3][MSD request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Benefit Claimants by 2017 Area
Unit for September 2022

 

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 quarter/s ending Sep 2022.

 

We 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 and stipulations of the Privacy Act 1993.

 

This request is 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 quarter/s specified above. As per our previous arrangements we
understand that a charge will be associated to the provision of the data.
Please feel free to contact either myself or Dr Paul Bracewell
([4][email address]) if you require any further information about
our request.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Flynn Owen

 

 

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Development accepts no responsibility for changes made to this message or
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