5 November 2020
N J Mete
By email:
[FYI request #13927 email]
Tēnā koe N J Mete
Official information request relating to the TEC’s Hardship Fund for
Learners
I refer to your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act)
dated
7 October 2020:
1. “How much funding has Victoria University received from [the Tertiary
Education Commission’s] hardship fund?
2. Of that funding, how much has gone to students to cover the cost of their
University accommodation [(that being all 14 halls listed here, regardless of
whether or not they are directly owned/managed by VUW)] ”
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20
working days after the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible
to meet that time limit and we are therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the
time to make our decision. We will endeavour to provide a response to your request as
soon as possible, and no later than
3 December 2020. This extension is necessary because the consultations necessary to make a decision on
your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the
original time limit.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact me at
[VUW request email]. Yours sincerely
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington