Tēnā koe Dee,

Thank you for your email received 26 August 2025, 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 29 August 2025 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

-----Original Message-----
From: Dee <[FOI #32127 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 2:41 PM
To: OIA_Requests (MSD) <[MSD request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - 'Student allowance criteria'

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

I refer to this article - https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/3504622...

Can you please advise if the Ministry has reviewed the criteria?

Are parents' incomes still the determining criteria, or if their assets (such as property or family trust) affect the eligibility of their child's application?

Yours faithfully,

Dee

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Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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Tēnā koe Dee,

 

On 26 August 2025 you emailed the Ministry of Social Development (the
Ministry) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982, the
following information:

 

o I refer to this article -
[1]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
o Can you please advise if the Ministry has reviewed the criteria?
o Are parents' incomes still the determining criteria, or if their
assets (such as property or family trust) affect the eligibility of
their child's application?

 

We have transferred your request to the Ministry of Education as the
information to which your request relates is more closely connected to the
functions of the Ministry of Education. In these circumstances, we are
required by section 14 of the OIA to transfer your request.

 

Please note that according to sections 14 and 15(1) of the Official
Information Act, the 20-working day response period is reset by the
transfer and starts again on the day the Ministry of Education receives
the transfer notification. The Ministry notified the Ministry of Education
of the transfer today.

 

You will hear further from the Ministry of Education concerning your
request in due course.

 

Nā mātou noa, nā

 

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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error please notify the author immediately and erase all copies of the
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transmission from the Ministry.

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Kia ora Dee
 
Thank you for your request to the Ministry of Social Development.
 
The Ministry of Social Development has transferred your request to the
Ministry of Education.
 
The Ministry will consider this part in accordance with the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act).
 
Under section 15(1) of the Act, we are required to make and inform you of
our decision on your request as soon as reasonably practicable and in any
case not later than 20 working days after the day on which your request is
received. You can therefore expect to receive our decision on your request
on or before 1 October 2025. If more than 20 working days are needed due
to the potential workload and/or consultations involved in answering your
request, we will notify you accordingly.
 
The Ministry may publicly release on our website the response to your
request five days after you have received it. Any personal information
will be removed.
 
In the interim, if you have any questions about your request, please email
[1][email address]
 
Ngā mihi
 
Enquiries National Team | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of
Education | PN education.govt.nz
 
We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent
outcomes He mea tārai e mātou te mātauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana
taurite ai ōna
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Dee <[2][FOI #32127 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 2:41 PM
To: OIA_Requests (MSD) <[3][MSD request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - 'Student allowance criteria'
 
Dear Ministry of Social Development,
 
I refer to this article -
[4]https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/3504622...
 
Can you please advise if the Ministry has reviewed the criteria?
 
Are parents' incomes still the determining criteria, or if their assets
(such as property or family trust) affect the eligibility of their child's
application?
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Dee
 
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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.
 
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[5][FOI #32127 email]
 
Is [6][MSD request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Ministry of Social Development? If so, please contact us using
this form:
[7]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
 
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[8]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers
 
If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.
 
 
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DISCLAIMER:
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 Education accepts no responsibility
for changes made to this message or attachments after transmission from
the Ministry.

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4. https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/3504622...
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