Tēnā koe Alastair Robertson

Thank you for your email received 15 June 2018, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National Office to respond. You may expect a decision regarding your request 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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Mr Alastair Robertson

[FOI #8041 email]

 

Dear Mr Robertson

On 15 June 2018 you emailed the Ministry requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following information:

1.    the guidelines that the Ministry for Social Development uses in
establishing the validity of rents paid by applicants. Also, do the
guidelines require any checks to see if the rent is paid to any related
party?

2.    Also, I would like to know the number of Accommodation Supplement
applications accepted for persons receiving Superannuation and who a) have
a Parent Resident Visa and b) have a Parent Retirement Resident Visa, and
c) the number of Accommodation Supplement applications rejected for each
of those two resident visa categories

The Ministry has decided to grant your request in part. The Ministry will
be responding to your first question. Regarding your second question,
information regarding the number of Accommodation Supplement applications
approved and declined for [1]superannuitant who have a Parent Resident
Visa or a Parent Retirement Resident Visa is refused under section 18(f)
of the Official Information Act as in order to provide you with this
information Ministry staff would have to manually review thousands of
files. The greater public interest is in the effective and efficient
administration of the public service.

I have considered whether the Ministry would be able to respond to your
request given extra time, or the ability to charge for the information
requested.  I have concluded that, in either case, the Ministry’s ability
to undertake its work would still be prejudiced.

You will be provided with contextual information as to why we cannot
provide this information in your response. The Ministry intends to provide
you with a response by 10 August 2018.

 

If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact
[2][MSD request email]

 

If you are not satisfied with this decision, you have the right to seek an
investigation and review by the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a
complaint is available at [3]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz  or 0800 802 602.

 

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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Tēnā koe Alastair Robertson

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information Act request.
 
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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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