Tēnā koe Dot,

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-----Original Message-----
From: Dot <[FOI #31777 email]>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2025 11:25 AM
To: OIA_Requests (MSD) <[MSD request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Benefits Claimants by 2017 Area Unit for quarter ending June 2025

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

Please could you provide data sets specifying the number of people claiming the following types of benefits by 2017 Area Unit Boundary:

Job Seeker Support (JS Related)
Sole Parent Support (SPS Related)
Supported Living Payment (SLP Related)
Other benefits

for the quarter ending June 2025

We understand that benefit claimant figures lower than 5 will be suppressed as per the criteria of section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act and stipulations of the Privacy Act 1993.

Could you kindly send the billing information to myself and [email address]

Kind regards,

Dot

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