Tēnā koe Mr Jonathan King,

Thank you for your email received 17 May 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

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan King [mailto:[FOI #4011 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2016 2:28 p.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information Act request - Historical information relating to reductions of the rates of benefits for sole parents under Section 70a of the Social Security Act

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

I am writing to request historical information relating to the reductions of the rates of benefits for sole parents under Section 70a of the Social Security Act.

Specifically I am requesting:

1. For each of the following years: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016: the number of sole parents who were subject to reductions in the rates of their benefit payments under Section 70a of the Social Security Act, broken down by total number and percentage according
to:

(a) Gender
(b) Age
(c) Ethnicity
(c) How many reductions were applied to that sole parent's benefit payments under Section 70a
(f) As a percentage of sole parents receiving benefit payments listed in 70a at the time

2. The number of cases for each of the years listed above in which reductions under Section 70a were not applied, or reductions where stopped, as a result of reference to the clauses in 70a(3) (or equivalent clauses in previous versions of the law. Please break these down by total number and percentage according to which reason in law the exemption was applied.

Yours faithfully,

Jonathan King

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Dear Mr King

On 17 May 2016, you emailed the Ministry requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following information:

·         For each of the following years: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994,
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016: the number
of sole parents who were subject to reductions in the rates of their
benefit payments under Section 70a of the Social Security Act, broken down
by total number and percentage according

to:

 

(a) Gender

(b) Age

(c) Ethnicity

(c) How many reductions were applied to that sole parent's benefit
payments under Section 70a

(f) As a percentage of sole parents receiving benefit payments listed in
70a at the time

 

·         2. The number of cases for each of the years listed above in
which reductions under Section 70a were not applied, or reductions where
stopped, as a result of reference to the clauses in 70a(3) (or equivalent
clauses in previous versions of the law. Please break these down by total
number and percentage according to which reason in law the exemption was
applied.

 

This letter confirms that the Ministry has identified information in
scope of your request and will respond accordingly. This information will
be processed under the Official Information Act. You will be provided with
the following fix tables:

Table 1:  Working age sole parents on JS or SPS with a section 70A child
support deduction by gender as at the end of March 2005 to March 2016.

Table 2:  Working age sole parents on JS or SPS with a Section 70A child
support deduction by age as at the end of March 2005 to March 2016.

Table 3:  Working age sole parents on JS or SPS with a Section 70A child
support deduction by prioritised ethnicity as at the end of March 2005 to
March 2016.

Table 4:  Working age sole parents on JS or SPS with a Section 70A child
support deduction by number of deductions as at the end of March 2005 to
March 2016.

Table 5:  The number of clients with a Section 70A child support deduction
as a percentage of working age sole parents on JS or SPS as at the end of
March 2005 to March 2016.

Table 6:  Working age sole parents on JS or SPS with a Section 70A child
support exemption by exemption reason as at the end of March 2005 to March
2016.

A full response will be provided to you as soon as practicably possible.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of my response by
the Ombudsman, whose address for contact purposes is:

The Ombudsman

Office of the Ombudsman

PO Box 10-152

WELLINGTON 6143

Yours sincerely

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: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2016 4:25 p.m.
To: Jonathan King
Subject: 20160517_King, Jonathan_OIA Request

 

Tēnā koe Mr Jonathan King,

 

Thank you for your email received 17 May 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: Jonathan King
[[1]mailto:[FOI #4011 email]]

Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2016 2:28 p.m.

To: OIA_Requests (MSD)

Subject: Official Information Act request - Historical information
relating to reductions of the rates of benefits for sole parents under
Section 70a of the Social Security Act

 

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

 

I am writing to request historical information relating to the reductions
of the rates of benefits for sole parents under Section 70a of the Social
Security Act.

 

Specifically I am requesting:

 

1. For each of the following years: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016: the number of
sole parents who were subject to reductions in the rates of their benefit
payments under Section 70a of the Social Security Act, broken down by
total number and percentage according

to:

 

(a) Gender

(b) Age

(c) Ethnicity

(c) How many reductions were applied to that sole parent's benefit
payments under Section 70a

(f) As a percentage of sole parents receiving benefit payments listed in
70a at the time

 

2. The number of cases for each of the years listed above in which
reductions under Section 70a were not applied, or reductions where
stopped, as a result of reference to the clauses in 70a(3) (or equivalent
clauses in previous versions of the law. Please break these down by total
number and percentage according to which reason in law the exemption was
applied.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Jonathan King

 

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Tēnā koe Mr Jonathan King

 

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act request regarding Sole Parents subject to a Section 70 deduction.

 

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

 

 

From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Sent: Wednesday, 15 June 2016 11:45 a.m.
To: '[FOI #4011 email]'
Cc: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Your Information Act request dated 17 May 2016

 

Dear Mr King

On 17 May 2016, you emailed the Ministry requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following information:

·         For each of the following years: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994,
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016: the number
of sole parents who were subject to reductions in the rates of their
benefit payments under Section 70a of the Social Security Act, broken down
by total number and percentage according

to:

 

(a) Gender

(b) Age

(c) Ethnicity

(c) How many reductions were applied to that sole parent's benefit
payments under Section 70a

(f) As a percentage of sole parents receiving benefit payments listed in
70a at the time

 

·         2. The number of cases for each of the years listed above in
which reductions under Section 70a were not applied, or reductions where
stopped, as a result of reference to the clauses in 70a(3) (or equivalent
clauses in previous versions of the law. Please break these down by total
number and percentage according to which reason in law the exemption was
applied.

 

This letter confirms that the Ministry has identified information in
scope of your request and will respond accordingly. This information will
be processed under the Official Information Act. You will be provided with
the following fix tables:

Table 1:  Working age sole parents on JS or SPS with a section 70A child
support deduction by gender as at the end of March 2005 to March 2016.

Table 2:  Working age sole parents on JS or SPS with a Section 70A child
support deduction by age as at the end of March 2005 to March 2016.

Table 3:  Working age sole parents on JS or SPS with a Section 70A child
support deduction by prioritised ethnicity as at the end of March 2005 to
March 2016.

Table 4:  Working age sole parents on JS or SPS with a Section 70A child
support deduction by number of deductions as at the end of March 2005 to
March 2016.

Table 5:  The number of clients with a Section 70A child support deduction
as a percentage of working age sole parents on JS or SPS as at the end of
March 2005 to March 2016.

Table 6:  Working age sole parents on JS or SPS with a Section 70A child
support exemption by exemption reason as at the end of March 2005 to March
2016.

A full response will be provided to you as soon as practicably possible.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of my response by
the Ombudsman, whose address for contact purposes is:

The Ombudsman

Office of the Ombudsman

PO Box 10-152

WELLINGTON 6143

Yours sincerely

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: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2016 4:25 p.m.
To: Jonathan King
Subject: 20160517_King, Jonathan_OIA Request

 

Tēnā koe Mr Jonathan King,

 

Thank you for your email received 17 May 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: Jonathan King
[[1]mailto:[FOI #4011 email]]

Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2016 2:28 p.m.

To: OIA_Requests (MSD)

Subject: Official Information Act request - Historical information
relating to reductions of the rates of benefits for sole parents under
Section 70a of the Social Security Act

 

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

 

I am writing to request historical information relating to the reductions
of the rates of benefits for sole parents under Section 70a of the Social
Security Act.

 

Specifically I am requesting:

 

1. For each of the following years: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016: the number of
sole parents who were subject to reductions in the rates of their benefit
payments under Section 70a of the Social Security Act, broken down by
total number and percentage according

to:

 

(a) Gender

(b) Age

(c) Ethnicity

(c) How many reductions were applied to that sole parent's benefit
payments under Section 70a

(f) As a percentage of sole parents receiving benefit payments listed in
70a at the time

 

2. The number of cases for each of the years listed above in which
reductions under Section 70a were not applied, or reductions where
stopped, as a result of reference to the clauses in 70a(3) (or equivalent
clauses in previous versions of the law. Please break these down by total
number and percentage according to which reason in law the exemption was
applied.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Jonathan King

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

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:

[2]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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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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