Executive Council notes made during the formation of TAS Regulations
K Eagan made this Official Information request to Ministry of Social Development
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From: K Eagan
To whom it may concern,
Ministry of Social Development,
Regulations are made within the Executive Council which consists of Ministers of the Crown and presided over by the Governor General .
I request all records/notes of any such meetings pertaining to the formation of Temporary Additional Support Regulations that you may hold.
Please let me know if this request is better directed to another agency.
Regards,
K Eagan
From: Lewanna Pentecost
Ministry of Social Development
Dear K Eagan
The Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Order in Council is available from the New Zealand Legislation website here: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulatio....
It is likely any further information held by any agency regarding Executive Council meetings pertaining to the formation of Temporary Additional Support Regulations would be administrative in nature, if it exists.
Please advise if the information available at the above web-link does not meet your requirements.
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From: K Eagan
Dear Lewanna Pentecost,
Thank you for your response. I apologise if my request was unclear.
To clarify I am requesting any notes taken during these meetings that you may hold, not the Regulations themselves.
Yours sincerely,
K Eagan
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Ministry of Social Development
K Eagan
[1][FOI #8043 email]
Dear K Eagan
On 21 June 2018 you clarified your request, under the Official Information
Act 1982, was for the following information:
o Any notes taken during these meetings [Executive Council notes made
during the formation of TAS Regulations] that you may hold, not the
Regulations themselves.
We have transferred your request to the Department of Prime Minister and
Cabinet. The information to which your request relates is not held by us
and is believed to be more closely connected with the functions of the
Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. In these circumstances, we are
required by section 14 of the OIA to transfer your request.
You will hear further from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet in
due course concerning your request.
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
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The calculation for TAS can be found here:
https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/map/in...
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Dear K Eagen
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Dear K Eagen
In response to your request for information, I attach a letter from
Michael Webster, Clerk of the Executive Council.
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NOTE TO OTHER ADVOCATES AND INTERESTED PARTIES
I have made this request because I am concerned that the TAS regulations are not fit for purpose, and may in fact force benefit dependency upon certain groups.
The trend of increasing IB/SLP recipients was in place before so perhaps I am wrong.
By obtaining the notes I expect to have confirmation that the calculation for Disability Costs assumes (incorrectly) that people with costs over the DA limit are in social housing. I say this because without this assumption the calculations for disability costs won't be sufficient.
If this is the case TAS is strategically vulnerable to changes in council housing policy (because council housing doesn't qualify for IRRS). Recently Palmerston North City Council considered raising rents to market rate. Although this idea was eventually discarded by PNCC there is no reason to think it won't be considered by others.
TAS appears to be incongruent with Social housing allocation policy, the Ministerial Directive on Disability Allowance, and the purpose of the Social Securities Act (ie supporting people with disabilities, and assisting into work). It also appears to contravene CRDP.
That does seem a lot to go unchallenged by anyone so its hard to believe.
I note that the Bill that came to Parliament that first included ‘Temporary Additional Support’ was the Future Directions (Working for Families) Bill 2004 so perhaps the other problems aren't considered important.
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