Tēnā koe Kate Day,

On 14 March 2023, you emailed the Ministry of Social Development (the Ministry) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:

I would like to request the total sum of grants given by WINZ for electricity bills in 2020, 2021 and 2022, broken down by region. (Please exclude the Winter Energy Payment, I am interested in grants given in addition to this.)

If possible, I would also like to know the sum of the above grants that were for:
- disconnection fees to electricity retailers
- pre-pay top-ups to electricity retailers

And what sum of the above grants that were recoverable, versus non-recoverable.

As you have requested below, the Ministry has withdrawn your request for information under the Act. If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this decision, please feel free to contact [MSD request email].

Ngā mihi,

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

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-----Original Message-----
From: Kate Day <[FOI #22104 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 14 March 2023 3:53 pm
To: OIA_Requests (MSD) <[MSD request email]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - WINZ grants for electricity bills

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

Apologies, I would like to withdraw this request.

Yours faithfully,

Kate Day

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