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
From: A Tolley (MIN)
Minister for Social Development
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Kind regards
The Office of Hon Anne Tolley
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From: Hon Anne Tolley
Dear Mr Cooper,
On behalf of Hon Anne Tolley, Minister for Social Development, thank you
for your email of 15 October 2015 requesting information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Your request has been transferred to Brendan Boyle, Chief Executive of the
Ministry of Social Development in line with section 14 (b)(ii) of the Act.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of this decision to
transfer your request by the Ombudsman, whose address for contact purposes
is:
The Ombudsman
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The Chief Executive will write to you in due course.
Kind Regards
Office of Hon Anne Tolley |Minister for Social Development
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From: Brett Cooper
Sent: Thursday, 15 October 2015 2:11:26 p.m. (UTC+12:00) Auckland,
Wellington
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
From: Hon Anne Tolley
On behalf of Hon Anne Tolley, thank you for your email which has been
received by this office. Your correspondence has been noted and will be
recorded.
Your email will be forwarded to the Minister for consideration, and a
response will be sent as soon as possible. However, if your email is
bringing some information to the attention of the Minister, please regard
this as a final response to your email.
Kind regards
The Office of Hon Anne Tolley
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Dear Mr Cooper,
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.
Regards,
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 mātou he whakamana tangata kia tū haumaru, kia tū kaha, kia tū motuhake
-----Original Message-----
From: Brett Cooper [mailto:[FOI #3249 email]]
Sent: Saturday, 14 November 2015 6:32 p.m.
To: Hon Anne Tolley
Subject: Re: FW: Official Information Act request - Number of Sole Parent support benefit changes due to going into work?
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
-----Original Message-----
Dear Mr Cooper,
On behalf of Hon Anne Tolley, Minister for Social Development, thank you for your email of 15 October 2015 requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Your request has been transferred to Brendan Boyle, Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development in line with section 14 (b)(ii) of the Act.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of this decision to transfer your request by the Ombudsman, whose address for contact purposes
is:
The Ombudsman
Office of the Ombudsman
P O Box 10-152
Wellington 6143
The Chief Executive will write to you in due course.
Kind Regards
Office of Hon Anne Tolley |Minister for Social Development
Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail
The information contained in this email is intended for the named recipient only. It may contain privileged material or information in confidence and if you are not the intended recipient you must not copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this email in error, please notify me immediately by telephone or return email.
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From: Brett Cooper
Sent: Thursday, 15 October 2015 2:11:26 p.m. (UTC+12:00) Auckland, Wellington
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: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Tçnâ koe Brett Cooper
Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act 1982 request of 15 October 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
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motuhake
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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
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...
Nāku 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 mātou he whakamana tangata kia tū haumaru, kia tū kaha, kia tū motuhake
-----Original Message-----
From: Brett Cooper [mailto:[FOI #3249 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 19 November 2015 1:31 p.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Re: 20151119_Cooper, Brett - Official Information Act 1982 request response
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
-----Original Message-----
Tçnâ koe Brett Cooper
Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information Act 1982 request of 15 October 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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