Tēnā koe Gregory Soar

Thank you for your email received 24 August 2015, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National office to respond. You may expect a response to be sent to you as soon as possible.

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Ministry of Social Development

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From: Gregory Soar [mailto:[FOI #3077 email]]
Sent: Saturday, 22 August 2015 8:13 p.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information Act request - Unsubsidised Pharmaceutical Funding

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

I would like to know please,

1. If MSD via WINZ has ever funded,via Disability Allowance, any pharmaceutical medications that were not subsidised by Pharmac?

2. If Pharmac have funded unsubsidised pharmaceuticals through the Disability Allowance scheme what was the largest cost for a single phamraceutical so covered by MSD / WINZ?

Yours faithfully,

Gregory Soar

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Dear Mr Soar,

 

Unfortunately there has been a delay in responding to your Official
Information Act request. The Ministry’s response is in the final stages
and will be sent to you shortly.

 

Please accept our apologises for any inconvenience this has caused.

 

Nâku noa, na

 

Official and Parliamentary 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 mâtou he whakamana tangata kia tû haumaru, kia tû kaha, kia tû
motuhake

 

 

 

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Tçnâ koe Gregory Soar

 

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act request of 22 August 2015.

 

 

Nâku noa, na

 

Official and Parliamentary 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 mâtou he whakamana tangata kia tû haumaru, kia tû kaha, kia tû
motuhake

 

 

 

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