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

-----Original Message-----
From: Alastair Robertson [mailto:[FOI #8041 email]]
Sent: Friday, 15 June 2018 3:38 p.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information request - Accommodation Supplement paid for rents paid to related parties

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

I would like to request under the Official Information Act 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?

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..

Yours faithfully,

Alastair Robertson

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
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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

 

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Sent: Monday, 18 June 2018 1:54 p.m.
To: '[FOI #8041 email]'
Subject: 20180618 OIA Acknowledgement ROBERTSON

 

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.

 

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: Alastair Robertson
[mailto:[FOI #8041 email]]

Sent: Friday, 15 June 2018 3:38 p.m.

To: OIA_Requests (MSD)

Subject: Official Information request - Accommodation Supplement paid for
rents paid to related parties

 

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

 

I would like to request under the Official Information Act 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?

 

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..

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Alastair Robertson

 

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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 #8041 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 Alastair Robertson

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information Act request.
 
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: Monday, 18 June 2018 1:54 p.m.
To: '[FOI #8041 email]'
Subject: 20180618 OIA Acknowledgement ROBERTSON

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.
 
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: Alastair Robertson [mailto:[FOI #8041 email]]
Sent: Friday, 15 June 2018 3:38 p.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information request - Accommodation Supplement paid for rents paid to related parties

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

I would like to request under the Official Information Act 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?

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..

Yours faithfully,

Alastair Robertson

-------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #8041 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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