Tēnā koe Ms Lisa Marriott

Thank you for your email received 15 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

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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Dear Lisa Marriott

 

On 15 June 2016 we received your email requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following information:

1.    Section 86 of the Social Security Act 1964 provides options such as
deduction notices for the recovery of debt. Can you please advise how
often deduction notices have been used with organisations such as banks or
employers for the purposes of collecting outstanding debt over the past
five years? 

2.    Can you please advise if any debt has been recovered under new
section 86AA of the Social Security Act 1964?

3.    Does the Ministry of Social Development have the authority to seize
assets (either themselves or with other agencies) to assist with debt
recovery?  If so, could you please advise how often this mechanism has
been used over the past five years?   

 

This letter confirms that the Ministry has identified information in scope
of your request and will respond accordingly. This information is
currently being processed under the Official Information Act.

 

You will be provided with the following information:

·         The number of deduction notices with employers or banks from
2011 to 2015.

·         The amount of shared debts established, the approximate amount
in overpayments, details of repayment arrangements in place and the
resulting amount collected.

·         Information regarding the seizure of assets.

 

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

 

 

Ministerial & Executive Services

Te Manatu Whakahiato Ora | Ministry of Social Development

 

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Dear Ms Marriott

 

Further to our correspondence of 6 July 2016, we are writing to apologise
for the delay in responding to your request under the Official Information
Act and to advise that the information will be with you as soon as
practicably possible. Responses undergo a rigorous sign-out process before
release, and an opportunity must be given to interested parties to
identify any prejudice that might arise from its release. The response
will include, as per our email of 6 July 2016:

·         The number of deduction notices with employers or banks from
2011 to 2015.

·         The amount of shared debts established, the approximate amount
in overpayments, details of repayment arrangements in place and the
resulting amount collected.

·         Information regarding the seizure of assets.

 

Thank you for your patience.

 

Regards,

 

Timothy Vaughan-Sanders | Ministerial & Executive Services Advisor

Te Manatu Whakahiato Ora | Ministry of Social Development

Tel. (04) 916 3832 | DD. 42832 | Email:
[1][email address]

Level 8 | Bowen State Building | PO Box 1556 | Wellington | New Zealand

 

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Thank you for your email. I am no longer at the Ministry. For all OIA
enquiries, please email [MSD request email].

 

Regards,

 

Timothy Vaughan-Sanders

Dear Ms Marriot

We apologise for the delay, your response is currently in the final stages of sign out and we expect to have the response with you by the end of the week.

Kind regards

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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Tēnā koe Ms Lisa Marriott,

Please find attached the Ministry's response to your Official Information Act Request. Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing this response to you.
 
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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