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March 2021 Responses to OIA requests

01/03/2021 - Request to know how much money was spent on emergency housing grants in Rotorua and Tauranga in 2020 (PDF 509.76KB)
01/03/2021 - Request to know how much money was spent on emergency housing grants in Rotorua and Tauranga in 2020 (data) (Excel 31.88KB)
01/03/2021 - Request to know if MSD refers clients in need of housing to The Grand Hotel in Invercargill (PDF 3.65MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 1-18 (PDF 44.21MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 2-18 (PDF 44.55MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 3-18 (PDF 46.34MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 4/18 (PDF 45.49MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 5-18 (PDF 45.36MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 6-18 (PDF 49.7MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 7-18 (PDF 47.64MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 8-18 (PDF 46.8MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 9-18 (PDF 45.13MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 10-18 (PDF 47.38MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 11-18 (PDF 49.75MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 12-18 (PDF 46.34MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 13-19 (PDF 47.17MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 14-18 (PDF 45.37MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 15-18 (PDF 46.09MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 16-18 (PDF 46.31MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 17-18 (PDF 43.7MB)
02/03/2021 - Request a copy of all blank forms used by WINZ and Studylink that individuals need to complete to support an application of any given type 18-18 (PDF 17.13MB)
03/03/2021 - Request a copy of the initial review of the NZSL Act 2006 in September 2020 to prepare advise for the Minister of Disability Issues (PDF 11.81MB)
04/03/2021 - Request to know the breakdown of the number and value of Special Needs Grants issued by the Wairarapa Community Link for the quarter ending 31 Dec 2020 (PDF 865.75KB)
04/03/2021 - Request to know the number of children in households including sole parent households receiving main benefits and the total number of Accommodation Supplement primary rec (PDF 3.5MB)
05/03/2021 - Request for Housing Register, by priority, data for Ngati Rarua for the Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough districts (PDF 815.88KB)
09/03/2021 - Request to know how many people have been audited for a benefit and wage subsidy and the number of complaints received since 1 April 2020 (PDF 500.85KB)
09/03/2021 - Request a copy of MSD staff policies and code of conduct 1/2 (PDF 7.23MB)
09/03/2021 - Request a copy of MSD staff policies and code of conduct 2/2 (PDF 17.44MB)
09/03/2021 - Request to know how many people have been audited for a benefit and wage subsidy and the number of complaints received since 1 April 2020 (PDF 500.85KB)
09/03/2021 - Request to know if anyone has been prosecuted for Covid19 subsidy fraud (PDF 279.69KB)
09/03/2021 - Request to know if MSD has received online work capacity medical certificates in the months of Dec 2020 and Jan 2021 and has this online form for doctors had any user exp (PDF 288.66KB)
09/03/2021 - Request to know the breakdown of priority A and B on the public housing waitlist. The splits within those priority rankings and the data from September 2015 (PDF 2.63MB)
09/03/2021 - Request to know the number of people in emergency housing in the Waikato region and the types of accommodation used for emergency housing as of Feb 9 2021, 2020, 2019, 20 (PDF 1.45MB)
10/03/2021 - Request a copy of the 2018 dataset MSD employment assistance 2016-2017 intervention impact results and any other reports, briefings and analysis sent to Ministers 1_4 (PDF 33.33MB)
10/03/2021 - Request a copy of the 2018 dataset MSD employment assistance 2016-2017 intervention impact results and any other reports, briefings and analysis sent to Ministers 2_4 (PDF 35.52MB)
10/03/2021 - Request a copy of the 2018 dataset MSD employment assistance 2016-2017 intervention impact results and any other reports, briefings and analysis sent to Ministers 3_4 (PDF 33.59MB)
10/03/2021 - Request a copy of the 2018 dataset MSD employment assistance 2016-2017 intervention impact results and any other reports, briefings and analysis sent to Ministers 4_4 (PDF 39.71MB)
10/03/2021 - Request a copy of the accommodation supplement data for the Manawatu District Council area (PDF 888.85KB)
11/03/2021 - Car running cost rates for Disability Allowance and TAS and MSD support for hybrid vehicles (PDF 497.03KB)
11/03/2021 - Number of EB granted and declined (also the reason for the decline) from 1 December 2020 to 11 February 2021 for migrants stranded in NZ due to COVID (PDF 818.03KB)
11/03/2021 - Number of individuals receiving the Young Parent Payment each year by gender, ethnicity and age and current obligations (PDF 1.77MB)
11/03/2021 - Request a copy of the manual of which overseas pensions are subject to the deductions policy, which pensions are currently being deducted from NZ Super and how much is be (PDF 9.32MB)
11/03/2021 - Request to know the monthly breakdown from Jan 2020 and a yearly breakdown from 2016 of how many people have been denied the emergency housing Special Needs Grant, the re (PDF 483.75KB)
12/03/2021 - MSD policy and processes on clients needing emergency housing, how they are assessed and how it is determined if their obligations are being fulfilled (PDF 793.89KB)
12/03/2021 - Request to know if MSD has received complaints about the cashless welfare cards used as part of the Money Management program (PDF 793.89KB)
15/03/2021 - Request to know all Government Department Strategies (GDS) that were archived, moved to another department and published in 2019 - 2020 (PDF 2.64MB)
15/03/2021 - Request to know the list of venders who are on the data services supplier and procurement panel for MSD (PDF 628.68KB)
16/03/2021 - The number of Special Needs Grants for food nationwide (PDF 481.2KB)
16/03/2021 - Request a copy of any advice prepared for the Minister and Cabinet since the 2017 election principally concerned with the Accommodation Supplement (PDF 6.13MB)
16/03/2021 - Request a copy of document which contains the progress and updates regarding the WEAG recommendations MSD used to answer the question at the Social Services and Community (PDF 1.61MB)
18/03/2021 - Request to know the number of senior citizens (65+) on the housing waiting list and the annual numbers of senior citizens on the social housing waiting list, from 2011 to (PDF 3.46MB)
18/03/2021 - Request to know what reasons exist that allow the CE of MSD to write off MSD debts under the Public Finance Act (PDF 3.59MB)
19/03/2021 - Request for any cost benefit analysis that the ministry has made on temporary emergency accommodation vs paying market rental for a suitable property (PDF 2MB)
19/03/2021 - Request to know all the service centre's local telephone numbers and the service centre managers numbers (PDF 491.55KB)
22/03/2021 - Request to know the full text of the Ministerial Directive on Advance Payment of Benefits, the SNG and Recoverable Assistance Programmes (PDF 859.72KB)
24/03/2021 - Request for information regarding emergency housing in the Rotorua region and the total funding given by WINZ to the Visions of a Helping Hand Charitable Trust Rotorua (PDF 2.81MB)
24/03/2021 - Request for information regarding emergency housing in the Rotorua region and the total funding given by WINZ to the Visions of a Helping Hand Charitable Trust Rotorua (data) (Excel 64.03KB)
24/03/2021 - Request to know the most recent figures available for the cost of National Superannuation during the last five years (PDF 526.94KB)
24/03/2021 - Request to know the number of requests received by WINZ for financial assistance for school uniforms and stationery each month since 2014 (PDF 7.03MB)
26/03/2021 - Number of people (and children) on the waiting list for housing in the New Plymouth and Taranaki regions and number (including pregnant women) in emergency housing (PDF 1.06MB)
26/03/2021 - Number of people (and children) on the waiting list for housing in the New Plymouth and Taranaki regions and number (including pregnant women) in emergency housing (data) (Excel 14.09KB)
26/03/2021 - Number of people who have a loan with the Ministry, are in debt to the Ministry and total amount of money owed to the Ministry (PDF 1.02MB)
26/03/2021 - Request to know the number of employers who have made wage subsidy repayments and how many employers have paid back wage subsidy (PDF 29.52MB)
26/03/2021 - Request to know the percentage of applications for student loans and student allowances that are approved after study has started and the average time applications are sp (PDF 5.32MB)
26/03/2021 - Request to know what is the justification of the privately owned company, Puawaitanga being promoted to beneficiaries on the 0800 WINZ line (PDF 416.3KB)
29/02/2021 - Request to know the companies who received, repaid and have outstanding amounts of the 2020 wage subsidy (PDF 2.12MB)
29/02/2021 - Request to know the wage subsidy eligibility requirements and procedures for the following dates 27 March, 30 March, 1 April and 2 April 2020 (PDF 15.9MB)
30/03/2021 - Request a copy of any advice, analysis or recommendations provided to any Minister on how recent changes to abatement thresholds and benefits will impact the difference i (PDF 17.88MB)
30/03/2021 - Request a copy of documents about why Porirua City Council had a drop in revenue in April 2020 and what advice has been given to the Minister of MSD about wage subsidy re (PDF 4.91MB)
30/03/2021 - Request for information pertaining to how many people are currently under investigation for welfare fraud and tax evasion (PDF 4.87MB)
30/03/2021 - Request to know if the OIA stats reported to TKM are published on MSDs website and additional stats regarding OIAs published on the website (PDF 1.6MB)
31/03/2021 - Number of individuals approved for counselling sessions since 1 Jan 2011, by year and policies used to determine eligibility (PDF 1.3MB)
31/03/2021 - Request for information about the funding of the Pablos Art Studio and if it's a disability provider (PDF 28.42MB)
31/03/2021 - Request to know if MSD has seen an increase of clients in the past 15 months of those returning from overseas (PDF 922.9KB)
31/03/2021 - Request to know the number of benefit fraud prosecutions undertaken each year since 2014 to present day and whether the outcome was a successful conviction or not (PDF 1.02MB)