
IN-CONFIDENCE
22 July 2026
David Adamson
[FYI request #35003 email]
Tēnā koe David
Official Information Act Request
Thank you for your email of 30 June 2026 requesting the following information:
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Please release any information that is held in your office or was exchanged
with officials when drafting the most recent letter of expectations that
discusses criteria for people receiving emergency housing places or
performance targets for numbers of people in emergency housing.
I have considered your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Please find my decision on your request set out below.
The Ministry of Social Development letters of expectation are operational in
nature. As such, there has been no correspondence with my office during the
drafting of these letters. Your request is refused in full under section 18(e) of the
Act, as this information does not exist.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with me, including this decision,
please feel free to contact my office
at [email address].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 0800 802 602.
Mauriora
Hon Tama Potaka
Associate Minister of Housing (Social Housing)