Tēnā koe Ms Sarah Thompson

Thank you for your email received 2 June 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.
 
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Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development

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We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent
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Tēnā koe Ms Sarah Thompson

 

Thank you for your email, requesting the following information from the
Ministry:

 

1.For the years 1980 to 2016, the number of sole parents (receiving any
benefit covered by the Social Security Act) with children in their care
for whom child support payments are being paid to the Inland Revenue
Department.

 

2. For the years 1980 to 2016, the number of sole parents (receiving any
benefit covered by the Social Security Act) with children in their care
for whom child support payments are NOT being paid to the Inland Revenue
Department.

 

3. Any information or research that has been conducted on whether the
introduction of Section 70A of the Social Security Act has had an impact
on the number of people paying child support.”

 

I understand that you made the same request to Inland Revenue for parts
one and three of your request, Inland Revenue will address those parts of
your request. Part two of your request is best aligned with the operations
of the Ministry of Social Development, please find the Ministry's response
to part two of your request below.

 

The information you have requested is available in the response the
Ministry provided to you on 29 June 2016. The information you have sought
for the number of sole parents in receipt of a benefit with dependent
children that Child Support payments are not being paid to Inland Revenue,
is the number of people who have a section 70A deduction imposed against
their benefit payments, plus the number of people that have an exemption.
This will provide you with the number you have requested.

 

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

 

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