Tēnā koe Cody C

Thank you for your email received 27 July 2015, 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.

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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
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From: Cody C [mailto:[OIA #2977 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 26 July 2015 11:35 a.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information Act request - $3k to Christchurch

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

I am requesting information and / or documents held by MSD (acting as Work and Income/WINZ) in relation to the "$3k to Christchurch" grant (including, but not limited to, policies) in accordance with the Official Information Act.

Considering the expenditure for this grant and the nature of it, I believe this information to be in the public interest and accordingly would like this request to be treated urgently.

I am also requesting the following statistics (plus any others that may have already been complied by the Ministry). I understand that some of these statistics may "double-up" so I expect this will be clarified, where applicable.

* Number of people that applied for the grant vs. number of people approved, alongside reason for the decline (if applicable)

* Number of people granted who remained in work past the 90-day threshold
* Number of people granted who did not move
* Number of people granted who did move but did not start or continue work
* Number of people granted who did move but did not continue work due to "good and sufficient reasons", along with what these reasons were (with private information redacted)

* Number of people "investigated" in relation to the grant, alongside reason for the investigation
* Number of people made to repay the grant
* Amount recovered vs. total amount owing in relation to the grant
* Number of people prosecuted in relation to the grant, the reasons for this and whether they were made to repay the grant

For the purposes of the Act I am a New Zealand Citizen and Resident at the time of making this request.

Yours faithfully,

Cody C

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Tēnā koe Cody Cooper

 

Please find attached a letter advising the need to extend the time
available to respond to your request of 26 July 2015 until 10 September
2015.

 

Nāku noa, na

 

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

 

 

------------------------------- This email and any attachments may contain
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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
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Tçnâ koe Cody Cooper

 

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act request of 26 July 2015. .

 

 

Nâku noa, na

 

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 mâtou he whakamana tangata kia tû haumaru, kia tû kaha, kia tû
motuhake

 

 

 

 

 

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