Tēnā koe Kate Day,

 

Thank you for your email received 4 August 2021, under the Official
Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate
officials at National Office to respond. You can expect a decision as soon
as reasonably practicable, and in any case not later than 20 working days
after the day on which the request was received.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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Tena koe Kate Day

 

On 4 August 2021, you emailed the Ministry of Social Development (the
Ministry) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act),
the following information:

 

o The number of Community Service Card holders nationally
o The number of Community Service Card holders in Greater Wellington
o The number of Community Service Card holders in Greater Wellington who
also have a Gold Card (ie. are aged 65+).

 

Your request is broad in scope and is likely to be refused under section
18(f) of the Official Information Act as substantial manual collation
would be required to provide the information requested.

 

As such, I would like to suggest refining your request so we are able to
provide the information you are seeking. I recommend refining your request
for a specific period, for example the number of Community Service Card
holdes nationally as at the end of June 2021.

 

Please note that once you have clarified your request, under section
15(1AA) of the Official Information Act, the Ministry will treat your
clarified request as a new request that replaces the original request.
This leads to a new start of the 20-working day response period. This is
required to ensure that the Ministry has enough time to process your
request

 

If you do not refine your request, the Ministry will proceed with your
original request. Please note that this is likely to result in a refusal
of your original request.

 

 

Please confirm whether you would be happy with the suggested refinement.

 

Kind regards

 

Celia

 

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.

 

 

 

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are not the intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or
duplication of this email and attachments is prohibited. If you have
received this email in error please notify the author immediately and
erase all copies of the email and attachments. The Ministry of Social
Development accepts no responsibility for changes made to this message or
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Tçnâ koe Kate Day,

 

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act request.

 

 

Nâ mâtou noa, nâ

 

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 Whânau.

 

 

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are not the intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or
duplication of this email and attachments is prohibited. If you have
received this email in error please notify the author immediately and
erase all copies of the email and attachments. The Ministry of Social
Development accepts no responsibility for changes made to this message or
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