Dear G Connolly

Thank you for your request for information. Can you please provide a contact phone number to the email address [MSD request email] so we can discuss your request in more detail and how we may be able to assist (please note that if you provide your details via the FYI website, your contact details become publically available).

In the meantime, you may be interested in the CSV data tables which are grouped by benefit numbers at a national level and by Work and Income region, and show main benefit groups, benefit sub-categories, and a range of other selected characteristic. These are available at : www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/p...

Kind regards

Lew | Ministerial & Executive Services Advisor
Official & Parliamentary Information | Ministry of Social Development | Te Manatu Whakahiato Ora
6th floor | 56 the Terrace| PO Box 1556 |
Wellington | New Zealand

-----Original Message-----
From: G Connolly [mailto:[FOI #5238 email]]
Sent: Friday, 20 January 2017 2:37 p.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information request - Job seeker support data

Glan-Istel Research
PO Box 10-121
Dominion Rd
Auckland
Email: [email address]

20Jan2017

Ministry of Social Development

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to make a request under the OIA for Job Seeker Support data.

Background.
Data provided will be used to carry out a research project investigating job seekers receiving Job Seeker Support over time including a description of this population as it was at the end of 2016. Any research reports produced will be publicly available.

Data Requested.
Data Format: electronic, comma delimited plain text file.

Data for the period 01Jan2007 to 31Dec2016 preferred but whatever period is available.

Variables requested for each individual (without the benefit of a data dictionary the following variables if possible)

Anonymous unique-identifier
Gender
Date of birth
Ethnic group
Citizenship-eligibility status: NZ born, immigrant, refugee
Highest New Zealand educational qualification

The following variables could potentially occur many times per individual and can be provided as either multiple variables or as multiple rows (but preferably not a mixture of both).

Enrolment location: preferably categorised by Dept. Statistics Territorial Authority Areas.
Enrolment date
Usual occupation (or prior occupation if usual not available): job title
Assets
Relationship status: married, single, defacto
Number of dependants cared for
Occupation/employment sought: job title
Occupation/employment type: full-time, part-time, casual
Support start date
Fixed regular payment amount to be paid
Fixed regular payment start date
Fixed regular payment period: weekly, fortnightly, monthly
Support end date
Support end reason

Variable value categories noted above are only examples. As I do not have the benefit of a data dictionary detailing available variables and values I anticipate some of the non-numeric variables requested above will have free-text string values.

If your office has any queries regarding this request please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for your help with this request.

Yours faithfully,
G Connolly

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Tēnā koe Mr Connolly

Thank you for your email received 20 January 2017, 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: G Connolly [mailto:[FOI #5238 email]]
Sent: Friday, 20 January 2017 2:37 p.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information request - Job seeker support data

Glan-Istel Research
PO Box 10-121
Dominion Rd
Auckland
Email: [email address]

20Jan2017

Ministry of Social Development

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to make a request under the OIA for Job Seeker Support data.

Background.
Data provided will be used to carry out a research project investigating job seekers receiving Job Seeker Support over time including a description of this population as it was at the end of 2016. Any research reports produced will be publicly available.

Data Requested.
Data Format: electronic, comma delimited plain text file.

Data for the period 01Jan2007 to 31Dec2016 preferred but whatever period is available.

Variables requested for each individual (without the benefit of a data dictionary the following variables if possible)

Anonymous unique-identifier
Gender
Date of birth
Ethnic group
Citizenship-eligibility status: NZ born, immigrant, refugee
Highest New Zealand educational qualification

The following variables could potentially occur many times per individual and can be provided as either multiple variables or as multiple rows (but preferably not a mixture of both).

Enrolment location: preferably categorised by Dept. Statistics Territorial Authority Areas.
Enrolment date
Usual occupation (or prior occupation if usual not available): job title
Assets
Relationship status: married, single, defacto
Number of dependants cared for
Occupation/employment sought: job title
Occupation/employment type: full-time, part-time, casual
Support start date
Fixed regular payment amount to be paid
Fixed regular payment start date
Fixed regular payment period: weekly, fortnightly, monthly
Support end date
Support end reason

Variable value categories noted above are only examples. As I do not have the benefit of a data dictionary detailing available variables and values I anticipate some of the non-numeric variables requested above will have free-text string values.

If your office has any queries regarding this request please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for your help with this request.

Yours faithfully,
G Connolly

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #5238 email]

Is [MSD request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Ministry of Social Development? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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Tēnā koe Mr Connolly

Please find attached the Ministry's response to your request regarding demographic statistics for Job Seeker Support.

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: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Sent: Thursday, 26 January 2017 4:52 p.m.
To: G Connolly
Subject: 20170126 OIA Request CONNOLLY

Tēnā koe Mr Connolly

Thank you for your email received 20 January 2017, 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: G Connolly [mailto:[FOI #5238 email]]
Sent: Friday, 20 January 2017 2:37 p.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information request - Job seeker support data

Glan-Istel Research
PO Box 10-121
Dominion Rd
Auckland
Email: [email address]

20Jan2017

Ministry of Social Development

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to make a request under the OIA for Job Seeker Support data.

Background.
Data provided will be used to carry out a research project investigating job seekers receiving Job Seeker Support over time including a description of this population as it was at the end of 2016. Any research reports produced will be publicly available.

Data Requested.
Data Format: electronic, comma delimited plain text file.

Data for the period 01Jan2007 to 31Dec2016 preferred but whatever period is available.

Variables requested for each individual (without the benefit of a data dictionary the following variables if possible)

Anonymous unique-identifier
Gender
Date of birth
Ethnic group
Citizenship-eligibility status: NZ born, immigrant, refugee
Highest New Zealand educational qualification

The following variables could potentially occur many times per individual and can be provided as either multiple variables or as multiple rows (but preferably not a mixture of both).

Enrolment location: preferably categorised by Dept. Statistics Territorial Authority Areas.
Enrolment date
Usual occupation (or prior occupation if usual not available): job title
Assets
Relationship status: married, single, defacto
Number of dependants cared for
Occupation/employment sought: job title
Occupation/employment type: full-time, part-time, casual
Support start date
Fixed regular payment amount to be paid
Fixed regular payment start date
Fixed regular payment period: weekly, fortnightly, monthly
Support end date
Support end reason

Variable value categories noted above are only examples. As I do not have the benefit of a data dictionary detailing available variables and values I anticipate some of the non-numeric variables requested above will have free-text string values.

If your office has any queries regarding this request please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for your help with this request.

Yours faithfully,
G Connolly

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #5238 email]

Is [MSD request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Ministry of Social Development? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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This email and any attachments may contain information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you 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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