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Special needs grant/advance payment of benefit

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From: Bernadette Edwards

Dear Ministry of Social Development,
Maximum allowable in doller amounts per benefit
yearly or roll over ? or is there no set amount as per food grants calculated on main benefit rate
Yours faithfully,

Bernadette Edwards

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Ministry of Social Development

Tēnā koe Bernadette Edwards,

Thank you for your email received 16 February 2025, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National Office to respond.

Ngā manaakitanga,

Official Information Team | Ministerial and Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development

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Tçnâ koe Bernadette,

 

Thank you for your email of 16 February 2025, requesting the following
information.

 

o Maximum allowable  in doller amounts per benefit yearly or roll over ?
or is there no set amount as per food grants calculated on main
benefit

 

The following links are publicly available information found on the Work
and Income website. The Ministry of Social Development’s manuals and
procedures (MAP) page provides operational policy guidelines for staff
based on the legislation the Ministry administer.

o  [1]https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/map/in...
and for the legislation
o  [2]https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/map/le...

 

Could you please confirm if this information is sufficient to fulfil your
official Information request by 14 March 2025? If we don’t receive a
response by that date, we will assume your request has been addressed.

 

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right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman. Information
about how to make a complaint is available at
[3]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 0800 802 602.

 

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

 

Nâ mâtou noa, nâ

 

Official Information Team   |  Ministerial and Executive Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

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