Number of people waiting for social housing in Ohakune
Barry Murphy made this Official Information request to Ministry of Social Development
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From: Barry Murphy
Dear Ministry of Social Development,
Ruapehu District currently show 72 families or individuals as waiting for accomodation. Please can you provide:
1./ How many families are waiting for housing in Ohakune alone
2./ How many individuals are waiting on housing in Ohakune alone
3./ How many bedroom houses these will require (i.e. 3 x 1 bedroom houses, 2 x 2 bedroom houses, 1 x 3 bedroom house.
Many thanks
Yours faithfully,
Barry Murphy
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
IN-CONFIDENCE
Tēnā koe Barry Murphy,
Thank you for your email received 3 August 2023, under the Official
Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate
officials at National Office to respond.
Ngā manaakitanga,
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
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From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Tēnā koe Barry Murphy
On 3 August 2023, you emailed the Ministry of Social Development (the
Ministry) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act),
the following information:
1./ How many families are waiting for housing in Ohakune alone
2./ How many individuals are waiting on housing in Ohakune alone
3./ How many bedroom houses these will require (i.e. 3 x 1 bedroom
houses, 2 x 2 bedroom houses, 1 x 3 bedroom house.
The Ministry has decided to grant your request in part, namely information
which relates to families waiting for housing in Ohakune. However, it will
take some time to prepare this information for release. The information
will be sent to you by 14 September 2023. We will respond earlier if we
are able to.
The Ministry has also decided to refuse your request for information which
relates to the number of individuals on the Housing Register in Ohakune
under section 9(2)(a) of the Act. As the number of the individuals in
question is small and the need to protect the privacy of these individuals
outweighs any public interest in this information
This is a decision under section 15(1)(a) of the Act.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact
[1][MSD request email].
If you are not satisfied with this decision, you have the right to seek an
investigation and review by the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a
complaint is available at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 0800 802 602.
Ngā manaakitanga,
Official 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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From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
IN-CONFIDENCE
Tçnâ koe Barry Murphy,
Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act request.
Nâ mâtou noa, nâ
Official 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 Whânau
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From: Barry Murphy
Dear OIA_Requests (MSD),
The point of the question specific to ohakune is due to the large social development that has been proposed in Ohakune, so the question is valid and requires the numbers specific to Ohakune.
There is wide public interest in the answer and breakdown as which has been reported in the news multiple times and on saveohakune.com
We have verbally been provided the number of people and also been provided the number via email from kainga ora. So I ask again, in the public’s interest, to provide this figure so to validate the huge need that agencies say is there but cannot be proven.
Yours sincerely,
Barry Murphy
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Tēnā koe Barry Murphy,
Thank you for your email. The Ministry are currently considering your initial request, and your follow up email regarding the public interest in the breakdown of the numbers of households and individuals on the housing waitlist in Ohakune.
As advised in your response dated 14 September 2023, low numbers may potentially lead to individuals being identified.
If you wish to discuss this response with us, please feel free to contact [MSD request email].
Ngā mihi nui
Official 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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From: Barry Murphy
Dear OIA_Requests (MSD),
I don’t see how the number of people could identify those waiting. There is no need to hold this back as there is no identifiers by providing the anonymous information
Yours sincerely,
Barry Murphy
From: Barry Murphy
Dear OIA_Requests (MSD),
Please respond to my followup September 20, 2023
Yours sincerely,
Barry Murphy
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Tēnā koe Barry Murphy,
We have reconsidered your request and continue to maintain the decision for the breakdown of the numbers of households and individuals on the housing waitlist in Ohakune, remains refused under section 9(2)(a) of the Act in order to protect the privacy of natural persons. The need to protect the privacy of these individuals outweighs any public interest in this information.
If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/ or 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa,
Official 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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From: Barry Murphy
Dear OIA_Requests (MSD),
Please provide justification as to how people could be identified by having this information, or how it puts anyone at risk?
We have already obtained the number of people in ohakune on the waitlist, so don’t understand.
Yours sincerely,
Barry Murphy
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Tēnā koe Barry Murphy,
If you are unhappy with the Ministry's decision of 14 September 2023, it is encouraged you use your right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman.
You can find information about how to make a complaint at the following link http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/ or you can contact the Office of the Ombudsman on 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa,
Official 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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From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Tçnâ koe Barry Murphy,
We refer to your request of 3 August 2023, regarding the Public Housing
Register in Ohakune.
Following discussion with the Ombudsman’s office, we have decided to
reconsider our original decision on your request. We now consider there
overriding public interest in releasing this information, in the
circumstances of this request. Therefore, I can confirm for you that at
the time of your request, there were 11 households waiting for public
housing in Ohakune, made up of 38 people. These 11 households were
comprised of:
o 4 single person households.
o 4 single person households with 1 or 2 children.
o 3 single or two person households with 3 or more children.
We hope this satisifies your original request.
Nâ mâtou noa, nâ
Official 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 Whânau
------------------------------- This email and any attachments may contain
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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