Effects of freezing student allowance parental income threshold
Alex Harris made this Official Information request to Ministry of Education
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From: Alex Harris
Dear Ministry of Education,
Today the government announced that it was freezing the parental income threshold for student allowances. I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:
* any estimate of the effects of this on the number of future student allowance recipients over the next five years
* any estimate of the amount of money expected to be saved by this measure over the next five years
* the primary advice document (cabinet paper, briefing to the Minister etc) relating to the decision to freeze the parental income threshold.
I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.
Yours faithfully,
Alex Harris
From: Communications Mailbox
Kia ora Alex Harris
This is to confirm that your OIA request has been received and lodged.
Kind regards
Dee Millar on behalf of
Communications Mailbox | Ministry of Education
45-47 Pipitea St, Wellington, New Zealand
Email [email address] | http://www.minedu.govt.nz
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From: FYI Requests
Dear Alex,
Please find attached response to your OIA request in regards to the
Government’s announcement that the student allowance parental threshold
will not be increased this year.
Yours sincerely,
Rochelle Snell
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