Number of Sole Parent support benefit changes due to going into work?

Brett Cooper made this Official Information request to Minister for Social Development

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From: Brett Cooper

Dear Minister for Social Development,

On Thursday, 15 October, 2015 a press release quoted,
"It’s pleasing to see the number of sole parents moving off benefits and into employment continue to fall," Mrs Tolley says.

What percentage when into employment and what percentage was moved off the sole parent benefit due to eligibility changes.

Yours faithfully,

Brett Cooper

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From: Brett Cooper

Sent: Thursday, 15 October 2015 2:11:26 p.m. (UTC+12:00) Auckland,
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To: A Tolley (MIN)

Subject: Official Information Act request - Number of Sole Parent support
benefit changes due to going into work?

 

Dear Minister for Social Development,

 

On Thursday, 15 October, 2015   a press release quoted,

"It’s pleasing to see the number of sole parents moving off benefits and
into employment continue to fall," Mrs Tolley says.

 

What percentage when into employment and what percentage was moved off the
sole parent benefit due to eligibility changes.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Brett Cooper

 

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From: Brett Cooper

Dear Hon Anne Tolley,

I am still waiting for an answer to my OIA request about the Number of Sole Parent support benefit changes due to going into work?

By law, the ministry should normally have responded promptly and by November 13, 2015

Yours sincerely,

Brett Cooper

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From: Hon Anne Tolley

 

On behalf of Hon Anne Tolley, thank you for your email which has been
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Your email will be forwarded to the Minister for consideration, and a
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I apologise for the delay in responding to your request and any inconvenience it has caused. Your response has been compiled and is in the final stages of sign out.

The response will be with you as soon as possible.

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Ministry of Social Development

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Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act 1982 request of 15 October 2015.

 

 

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From: Brett Cooper

Dear OIA_Requests (MSD),

I ask "What percentage when into employment and what percentage was moved
off the sole parent benefit due to eligibility changes.".

The minister said "It’s pleasing to see the number of sole parents moving off
benefits and into employment continue to fall," Mrs Tolley says.
https://www.national.org.nz/news/news/me...

I would like to know the numbers that went into employment that Mrs Tolley is talking about.

Yours sincerely,

Brett Cooper

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From: OIA_Requests (MSD)

Dear Mr Cooper,

The number of Sole Parent Support recipients that moved off of Sole Parent Support, broken down by reason including 'obtained work', is available online in the Benefit Factsheets:

http://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our....

The information is located in the Grants and Cancellations table in the National Level Data Tables section.

Furthermore, the annual percentage change is available here:

http://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our...

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Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development

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We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent
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