9 January 2026
Tēnā koe James W,
Official Information Act Request
Thank you for your email of 29 November 2025, requesting a breakdown of
assistance paid in the period 1 January 2020 to 30 November 2025, by nationality,
residency status and payment type.
I have considered your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Please find my decision on your request set out below.
Please find the information requested in the attached
Appendix: Breakdown of
assistance paid in the period 1 January 2020 to 30 November 2025, by nationality,
residency status and payment type.
Some information in the attached
Appendix has been marked as ‘S’. This
information is withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Act, in order to protect the
privacy of natural persons. The need to protect the privacy of these individuals
outweighs any public interest in the information.
I will be publishing this decision letter, with your personal details deleted, on the
Ministry’s website in due course.
If you wish to discuss this response with us, please feel free to contact
[MSD request email]. If you are not satisfied with my decision on your request, you have the right to
seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman. Information about how to
make a complaint is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi nui
pp.
Anna Graham
General Manager
Ministerial and Executive Services
The Aurora Centre, 56 The Terrace, PO Box 1556, Wellington
– Telephone 04-916 3300 – Facsimile 04-918 0099