Uptake of the 5,000 dollar grant to leave auckland
Tristan Rossiter-Sheehy made this Official Information request to Minister for Social Housing
The request was refused by Minister for Social Housing.
From: Tristan Rossiter-Sheehy
Dear Minister for Social Housing,
How many families have taken the 5,000 dollar incentive to resettle outside of Auckland since you announced this initiative prior to the budget
Yours faithfully,
Tristan Rossiter-Sheehy
From: P Bennett (MIN)
Minister for Social Housing
Thank you for your email addressed to the Hon Paula Bennett. She
appreciates you taking the time to contact her.
All correspondence, including email, is entered into our mail tracking
process. Although e-mail delivery is instant, the time required to respond
to the high number received makes it impossible to provide an equally
instant response from the Minister.
Minister Bennett will read your views but a response beyond this
acknowledgement may not be sent.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Kristen Douglas
Dear Tristan,
The Minister for Social Housing, Hon Paula Bennett, has asked me to thank you for your email of 23 June 2016 requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982, the following:
How many families have taken the 5,000 dollar incentive to resettle outside of Auckland since you announced this initiative prior to the budget
Consideration is currently being given to your request and you can expect a reply at the Minister’s earliest opportunity.
Kind regards
Kristen Douglas
Private Secretary (Social Housing)
Minister for Social Housing
Room 6.3 Executive Wing, Parliament
Email: [email address]
show quoted sections
From: Kristen Douglas
Dear Tristian,
On behalf of Hon Paula Bennett, Minister for Social Housing, thank you for your below Official Information Act request asking for information on
How many families have taken the 5,000 dollar incentive to resettle outside of Auckland since you announced this initiative prior to the budget
The Minister has considered your request and the information you have requested is more closely connected with the functions of the Ministry of Social Development. Accordingly, under section 14 (b) (ii) of the Official Information Act, the Minister has transferred your request to the Ministry of Social Development for consideration and direct reply.
Kind regards
Kristen Douglas
Kristen Douglas
Private Secretary (Social Housing)
Minister for Social Housing
Room 6.3 Executive Wing, Parliament
Email: [email address]
show quoted sections
From: Tristan Rossiter-Sheehy
Dear Kristen Douglas,
Can you please tell me why you have transferred my request when the Minister appears to have the information on this grant and is happy to talk about it with journalists as evidenced by this article in the NZ Herald (http://nzh.tw/11664831)
Yours sincerely,
Tristan Rossiter-Sheehy
From: Kristen Douglas
Dear Tristian Rossiter-Sheehy,
This request has been transferred to the Ministry of Social Development to respond as the information requested is more closely connected with the functions of the Ministry of Social Development.
Kind regards
Kristen Douglas
Private Secretary (Social Housing)
Minister for Social Housing
Room 6.3 Executive Wing, Parliament
Email: [email address]
show quoted sections
From: Tristan Rossiter-Sheehy
Dear Kristen Douglas,
If this is the case why did the minister not transfer enquirers from the media to the Ministry of Social Development?
I'm concerned that a perfectly reasonable request about a policy announced by your office has been transferred but the Minster is happy to talk to the media about the same information I asked for.
Is there one standard for journalists and one for the general public?
Yours sincerely,
Tristan Rossiter-Sheehy
From: Kristen Douglas
Dear Tristian Rossiter-Sheehy,
The Minister is responsible for the policy that has established this initiative. MSD are responsible for operationalising this policy and tracking the outcomes, MSD therefore holds the information you have requested.
MSD may share this information with the Minister but it is not the Minister's information and so is more appropriate that your request is responded to directly by MSD.
Kind regards
Kristen Douglas
Private Secretary (Social Housing)
Minister for Social Housing
Room 6.3 Executive Wing, Parliament
Email: [email address]
show quoted sections
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Tēnā koe Mr Rossiter-Sheehy
Please find attached the Ministry of Social Development's response to your Official Information Act request (below) that was transferred to us from Minister Bennett's office
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
show quoted sections
Things to do with this request
- Add an annotation (to help the requester or others)
- Download a zip file of all correspondence
Offensive? Unsuitable?
Requests for personal information and vexatious requests are not considered valid requests for Official Information (read more).
If you believe this request is not suitable, you can report it for attention by the site administrators
Report this request
Tristan Rossiter-Sheehy left an annotation ()
This request has been transferred even though it was her office that announced the policy and paid for it. I will be interesting to see what comes of it now.
Link to this