Tēnā koe Harvey Costner

Thank you for your email received 17 July 2024 under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National Office to respond.

The information you have requested may contain the names and contact details of our staff. Please let us know by 22 July 2024 whether you require these names and contact details. We will need to consult our staff before deciding whether we can release this information, and this will take a bit more time. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that you do not require staff names and contact details.

Ngā manaakitanga,

Official 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

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Tçnâ koe Harvey,

The Ministry of Social Development received your Official Information Act request dated 17 July 2024 requesting data on the number of people receiving WINZ emergency housing in New Plymouth City. The Ministry proactively releases data on Emergency Housing on our website, below are the links which include the data you are seeking:

• https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-ou... (this is a link to page)
• https://www.msd.govt.nz/documents/about-... (this is the link to the report which has the latest data -June 2024, New Plymouth District is included).

Please let us know if this satisfies your request. If we don’t hear back from you within 5 working days, we will assume that this does satisfy your request, therefore we will close your request.

Please reach out if you would like to discuss further.

Ngâ mihi

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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Kia ora Harvey

 

Thank you for your response to the Ministry’s email, and for your amended
request attached. The Ministry will treat this as a clarification of your
original request.

 

The Ministry will provide you with one response letter to address the
following:

 

o Please provide a list of suppliers providing WINZ emergency housing in
New Plymouth city, including how many people they are each supplying
with emergency housing.

 

In accordance with section 15(1AA) of the Act, the 20-working day
timeframe has been reset. The Ministry’s decision on your request is due
to you on or before 15 August 2024, including the decision to extend if
necessary.

 

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.

 

Tçnâ koe Harvey,

 

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

 

 

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.

Tēnā koe Harvey,

Thank you for your email received 12 August 2024, asking questions in response to the decision letter sent to you on the same day, regarding emergency housing in New Plymouth city.

1. Will the ministry be providing information on the number of people receiving emergency housing in New Plymouth city?
The Ministry's standard reporting uses Territorial Local Authority (TLA), TLA is defined under the Local Government Act 2002 as a city council or district council, the table that is provided in the Appendix for the letter sent to you on 12 August 2024, shows the number of clients in emergency housing, in the New Plymouth District as at month end June 2024.

2. Will the ministry be providing a list of suppliers for emergency housing?
The table in the appendix also shows the list of suppliers in the New Plymouth District as at month end June 2024.

Please let us know if you have any further questions regarding the response to your request.

If you are not satisfied with the decision on your request, you have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is available to http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/ or phone 0800 802 602 .

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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