Dear Heather Buchanan,

Thank you for your email received 22 August 2012, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National office to respond. You may expect a response to be sent to you as soon as possible.

Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development

-----Original Message-----
From: Heather Buchanan [mailto:[OIA #511 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 21 August 2012 6:36 p.m.
To: Info (MSD)
Subject: Official Information Act request - UB and DPB: cancellation reasons, recipients' other income

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

I'd like some yearly statistics for recipients of the Unemployment Benefit and Domestic Purposes Benefit, for 2007 through 2011, that I can read in tandem with the statistical reports you already share online.

In the statistical reports on the website, there are figures for the number of benefits cancelled in a given year, split out between those entering paid work and "other". Can I get numbers that split the "other" category, please? That is, each of a) transferring to another benefit, b) administrative (described on the site as used for benefit adjustment and reassessment), and c) the rest (on the site, example reasons are entering a relationship / leaving NZ / entering training).

I'd also like the numbers (each, per year) of UB and DPB recipients that at some point in that year declared other income (eg from part-time work), where income was insufficient to cancel their benefit entirely.

Thanks in advance.

Yours faithfully,
Heather Buchanan

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Hi Heather

Thank you for your second email. It has been forwarded for action to the advisor preparing your response.

Regards

Tanya

Tanya Howlett
Manager, Official and Parliamentary Information
Ministry of Social Development
Ph: 916 3638 Internal extn: 42638

-----Original Message-----
From: Heather Buchanan [mailto:[OIA #511 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 28 August 2012 9:21 a.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: RE: Your Official Information Act Request

Dear OIA_Requests (MSD),

If possible at this stage, I'd like to get the figures as described
in my original email as they apply to Sickness Beneficiaries as
well. Thanks very much.

Yours sincerely,

Heather Buchanan

-----Original Message-----

Dear Heather Buchanan,

Thank you for your email received 22 August 2012, under the
Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to
the appropriate officials at National office to respond. You may
expect a response to be sent to you as soon as possible.

Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and
Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development

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Dear Heather Buchanan,
 
please find attached a letter regarding your Official Information Act
requests of 21 and 28 August 2012.
 
Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and Executive
Services
Ministry of Social Development

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Dear Heather Buchanan,
 
please find attached the Ministry's response to your Official Information
Act Request
Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and Executive
Services
Ministry of Social Development

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