IN-CONFIDENCE

Tēnā koe K Gray,

Thank you for your email received 7 January 2026, 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 10 Janaury 2026 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

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IN-CONFIDENCE

Tēnā koe K Gray,

We refer to your below request made to the Ministry of Social Development (the Ministry) under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).

Your request is broad in scope and is likely to be refused under section 18(f) of the Act as substantial manual collation would be required to provide the information requested. This request would include all student loan applications as well as any supporting evidence received for them such as bank statements, birth certificate or passport and evidence of immigration status if needed.

As such, we suggest that you refine your request to enable us to provide the information you are seeking. We recommend refining your request, for example, by requesting for information on student loan eligibility requirements.

Please note that once you have refined your request, under section 15(1AA) of the Official Information Act, the Ministry will treat your refined request as a new request that replaces the original request. This restarts the 20-working day response period. This is required to ensure that the Ministry has enough time to process your request

If you do not refine your request, the Ministry will proceed with your original request. Please note that this is likely to result in a refusal of your original request.

Please confirm whether you agree with the refinement proposed.

Ngā mihi

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.

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

Please provide all documents relating to student loan applications outside of the RealMe process. Please redact all names and identifying detail to protect the identity of the individuals.

Yours faithfully,

K Gray

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IN-CONFIDENCE

Tēnā koe K Gray,

I am following up on my email below, could you please confirm whether you would like to refine your request as suggested?

Ngā mihi

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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