Tēnā koe Aaron

Thank you for your email received 26 July 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: Aaron [mailto:[FOI #8388 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 26 July 2018 2:39 p.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information request - Number of beneficiaries who smoke cigarettes

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

I am requesting information regarding the number of smokers who are dependant on the unemployment benefit or who receive some sort of other financial support from the government

Yours faithfully,

Aaron

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Mr Aaron

[1][FOI #8388 email]

 

 

 

Dear Mr Aaron

 

 

On 26 July 2018, you emailed the Ministry requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following information:

 

·        The number of smokers who are dependent on the unemployment
benefit or who receive some sort of other financial support from the
government.

 

The Ministry does not record whether or not someone is a smoker when they
apply for Jobseeker Support as this information does not affect their
eligibility. As such, I am refusing your request under section 18(g) of
the Official Information Act as the information you have requested is not
held by the Ministry and I have no grounds to believe that the information
is held by another department or Minister of the Crown or organisation.
More information about the eligibility criteria for Jobseeker Support is
available on the Ministry’s website at:
[2]www.workandincome.govt.nz/map/income-support/main-benefits/jobseeker-support/qualifications.html.

 

If you wish to discuss this response with us, please feel free to contact
[3][MSD request email].

 

If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to seek an
investigation and review by the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a
complaint is available at [4]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 be safe, strong and independent.
Manaaki Tangata, Manaaki Whānau.

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Sent: Friday, 27 July 2018 10:58 a.m.
To: '[FOI #8388 email]'
Subject: 20180727 OIA Acknowledgement AARON

 

Tēnā koe Aaron

 

Thank you for your email received 26 July 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: Aaron [mailto:[FOI #8388 email]]

Sent: Thursday, 26 July 2018 2:39 p.m.

To: OIA_Requests (MSD)

Subject: Official Information request - Number of beneficiaries who smoke
cigarettes

 

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

 

I am requesting information regarding the number of smokers who are
dependant on the unemployment benefit or who receive some sort of other
financial support from the government

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Aaron

 

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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 #8388 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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are not the intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or
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Development accepts no responsibility for changes made to this message or
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