Benefit Claimants by 2017 Area Unit for December 2025
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From: Dot
Dear Ministry of Social Development,
Please could you provide a data set specifying the number of people claiming the following types of benefits by 2017 Area Unit Boundary:
Job Seeker Support (JS Related)
Sole Parent Support (SPS Related)
Supported Living Payment (SLP Related)
Other benefits
for the quarter/s ending December 2025.
We understand that benefit claimant figures lower than 5 will be suppressed as per the criteria of section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act and stipulations of the Privacy Act 1993.
Could you kindly send the billing information to [email address] and data/correspondence to [email address]
Kind regards
Dot loves Data
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
IN-CONFIDENCE
Tēnā koe,
Thank you for your email received 13 January 2026, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National Office to respond.
Ngā manaakitanga,
Official Information Team | Ministerial and Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development
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