Tēnā koe Nigel McFall,

Thank you for your email received 9 April 2025, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National Office to respond.

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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Kia ora Nigel

 

I am writing to you regarding your request for information received by the
Ministry on 9 April 2025.

 

You have requested:

 

Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request the following:

 

1. Funding provided during:

The 2022/2023 financial year, and

 

The 2023/2024 financial year

 

To organisations based in the Canterbury region, specifically for:

 

Housing-related support (emergency, transitional, tenancy-related)

 

Food security (foodbanks, community food delivery or meal programmes)

 

Cost-of-living or poverty alleviation initiatives

 

Wraparound community services meeting essential needs

 

Please include:

 

Organisation name

 

Amount of funding

 

Type of funding (grant, contract, operational funding, etc.)

 

A short description of the funded service or programme

 

2. Forecasted or budgeted funding for the 2024/2025 financial year If
available, please also include:

 

Any budgeted or planned funding for the Canterbury region related to the
above categories

 

Priority areas or themes

 

Any confirmed or indicative recipient organisations

 

Spreadsheet format is preferred if available.

 

This letter is to advise you that the Ministry of Social Development has
received your request, however requires more time to respond to this
request. In accordance with section 15(1) and 15A of the Official
Information Act 1982, the Ministry’s decision will be with you no later
than 12 June 2025.

 

The reason for the extension is that consultations necessary to make a
decision on the request are such that a proper response to the request
cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 0800 802 602.

 

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact [2][MSD request email]

 

I will respond to you sooner if I am able to.

 

Ngā 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 Whānau

 

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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1. http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/
2. mailto:[MSD request email]