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Dear Ms Cole,

On behalf of Hon Paula Bennett, Minister for Social Housing, thank you for your below Official Information Act request asking for information on

1) How many Housing New Zealand tenants have been evicted because of meth testing each year from 2013?

2) How much money has the government given to these meth testing companies each year from 2013?

3) Is the government going to review the evictions that have taken place and compensate the families, ensuring they do not have an anti-social clause against their name, are given a new Housing New Zealand home and are apologised to?

The information you have requested is more appropriately addressed by Housing New Zealand Corporation. Accordingly, under section 14 (b) (ii) of the Official Information Act, your request has been transferred to Housing New Zealand Corporation for consideration and direct reply.

Yours sincerely
Kristen Douglas

Kristen Douglas
Private Secretary (Social Housing)
Minister for Social Housing
Room 6.3 Executive Wing, Parliament
Email: [email address]

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanessa Cole [mailto:[FYI request #4481 email]]
Sent: Monday, 22 August 2016 4:27 p.m.
To: P Bennett (MIN)
Subject: Official Information request - Number of state tenants evicted due to meth testing

Dear Minister for Social Housing,

Following the recent scientific proof that the meth testing industry in association with Housing New Zealand are wrongfully evicting families with small traces of meth found on properties. I would like to request the following:

1) How many Housing New Zealand tenants have been evicted because of meth testing each year from 2013?

2) How much money has the government given to these meth testing companies each year from 2013?

3) Is the government going to review the evictions that have taken place and compensate the families, ensuring they do not have an anti-social clause against their name, are given a new Housing New Zealand home and are apologised to?

Yours faithfully,
Vanessa Cole

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Dear Vanessa

 

Thank you for your email of 22 August 2016 to the Minister for Social
Housing, requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1992 (the Act):

 

1.    How many Housing New Zealand tenants have been evicted because of
meth testing each year from 2013?

 

2.    How much money has the government given to these meth testing
companies each year from 2013?

 

3.    Is the government going to review the evictions that have taken
place and compensate the families, ensuring they do not have an
anti-social clause against their name, are given a new Housing New Zealand
home and are apologised to?

 

On 22 August 2016 your request was transferred to Housing New Zealand
under section 14(b) of the Act.

 

You can expect to be notified of the decision on your request by 19
September 2016, being 20 working days after the day on which the request
was received in accordance with section 15(1) of the Act. If an extension
of time is required to make a decision you will be notified prior to this
date, in accordance with section 15A of the Act.

 

We may also contact you if further clarification or refinement of your
request is required to enable a decision to be made.

 

Kind regards

 

Alison Glenny

Ministerial Advisor/Kaitohutohu Ratonga ā-Minita

Government Relations Unit/Te Tumu Herenga ki te Kāwanatanga

DDI: 04 439 3464

Ext 43464

Email: [1][email address]

 

 

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Dear  Vanessa

Please find attached a response from Rachel Kelly, Manager Government
Relations, in reply to your request of 22 August 2016. 

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Housing New Zealand Corporation 

 

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