Tēnā koe Alaina Irwin

Thank you for your email received 9 February 2016, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National office to respond. You may expect a response to be sent to you as soon as possible.
 
Nā mātou noa, nā

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: Alaina Irwin [mailto:[FOI #3618 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 9 February 2016 12:53 p.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information Act request - How many requests for nutritional supplements for health have been approved?

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

I am wanting to know how many clients specifically have requested nutritional supplements for special health reasons and how many clients specifically have been approved that request.

Yours faithfully,
Alaina Irwin

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Tēnā koe Alaina Irwin

Thank you for your further email received 10 March 2016, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National office to respond. You may expect a response to be sent to you as soon as possible.
 
Nā mātou noa, nā

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: Alaina Irwin [mailto:[FOI #3618 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 10 March 2016 9:34 a.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Re: 20160209_Irwin, Alaina_OIA Request

Dear OIA_Requests (MSD),

My Question: How many requests for nutritional supplements for health have been approved?

By law, the authority should have responded promptly to my request, and by March 8, 2016.
If there is any information that I have left out by mistake, please let me know what that is as soon as possible so we can move forward with my request.

I trust you will respond to me as soon as possible. Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Alaina Irwin

-----Original Message-----

Tēnā koe Alaina Irwin

Thank you for your email received 9 February 2016, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National office to respond. You may expect a response to be sent to you as soon as possible.
 
Nā mātou noa, nā

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

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[FOI #3618 email]

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Dear Alaina

It appears that due to a clerical error your response was sent to an incorrect email address, we are very sorry for the delay and have attached the original message sent 12 February 2016 both as an attachment and below.

If you wish to discuss this matter further please provide us with a contact phone number and we can give you a call. Our apologies again for the error.

You have the right to seek an investigation and review of this response by the Ombudsman, whose address for contact purposes is:

The Ombudsman
Office of the Ombudsman
PO Box 10-152
WELLINGTON 6143

Regards,

Official and Parliamentary Information Team

-----Original Message-----
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Sent: Friday, 12 February 2016 11:29 a.m.
To: '[email address]'
Cc: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: RE: Official Information Act request - How many requests for nutritional supplements for health have been approved?

Dear Alaina

Thank you for your request for information.

The Ministry of Social Development, through Work and Income, provides recoverable and non-recoverable financial assistance to help people meet an immediate need for essential items such as food, health costs, power and other costs. These payments are available to any person as long as they meet the income and asset test, and they are unable to meet the cost for an essential need from any other source. Work and Income ensures that people receive their correct entitlement to any other financial assistance as part of the application and assessment process.

Work and Income ensures that people receive their correct entitlement to any other financial assistance as part of the application and assessment process. Further information about financial assistance eligibility can be found on the Work and Income website: www.workandincome.govt.nz/individuals/a-...

With regard to the information you have requested, this information is held on individual case files and is not reported in a central repository. Therefore your request is refused under section 18 (f) of the Official Information Act, as the Ministry would be required to review thousands of files to respond to your request. The greater public interest is in the effective and efficient administration of the public service.

Consideration has been given to whether your request could be responded to given extra time or the ability to charge for the information requested however we concluded that, in either case, the Ministry’s ability to undertake its work would still be prejudiced.

You have the right to seek an investigation and review of this response by the Ombudsman, whose address for contact purposes is:

The Ombudsman
Office of the Ombudsman
PO Box 10-152
WELLINGTON 6143

Regards,

Official and Parliamentary Information Team Ministry of Social Development

-----Original Message-----
From: Alaina Irwin [mailto:[FOI #3618 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 9 February 2016 12:53 p.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information Act request - How many requests for nutritional supplements for health have been approved?

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

I am wanting to know how many clients specifically have requested nutritional supplements for special health reasons and how many clients specifically have been approved that request.

Yours faithfully,
Alaina Irwin

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This is an OIA request done via the FYI website.

Please do not send progress updates as PDF files.

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an OIA officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA page.

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This email and any attachments may contain information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this email and attachments is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the author immediately and erase all copies of the email and attachments. The Ministry of Social Development accepts no responsibility for changes made to this message or attachments after transmission from the Ministry.

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