May 2021 Responses to OIA requests

03/05/2021 - Request to know how many families waiting for public housing were living in cars before being offered emergency motel accommodation (PDF 1.15MB)
03/05/2021 - Request to know the month to month cost to MSD and number of distinct clients aged 16-24 receiving EHSNG from Jan 1 to Dec 31 2020 (PDF 2.32MB)
03/05/2021 - Request to know the month to month cost to MSD and number of distinct clients aged 16-24 receiving EHSNG from Jan 1 to Dec 31 2021 (data) (Excel 18.38KB)
03/05/2021 - Request to know the training provided for case managers at WINZ to ensure they apply the legislation correctly when making a decision about assistance (PDF 1.18MB)
04/05/2021 - What was the average speed of answer for Studylink calls in March 2021? (PDF 6.74MB)
05/05/2021 - How much are grants/loans to cover emergency or essential payments worth please on average and how much has been paid out in the last five years in total (PDF 1.09MB)
05/05/2021 - Request to know how many houses are MSD and HUD renting from private owners, to be used for emergency and social housing (PDF 1.06MB)
205/05/2021- Request to know how many people were given grants to move away from Queenstown (PDF 1.3MB)
05/05/2021 - Request to know MSDs "Elite Partner" affiliate with NZ Fashion Week and how much money has been or is currently being paid to support NZ Fashion Week and what services are being provided to support (PDF 1.28MB)
05/05/2021 - Request to know the amount of funds paid by MSD directly to victims of the Christchurch Mosque attack (PDF 1.77MB)
06/05/2021 - Request for information about entitlements, discounted business transactions and public transport that is in relation to Gold Card entitlements (PDF 8.62MB)
06/05/2021 - Request for information on the monitoring of the Covid Awareness and Participation fund and how funds were spent on the Bluff and Invercargill support groups (PDF 17.8MB)
06/05/2021 - Request to know what services are being paid for by MSD for male survivors nationwide, how many are getting support by region and funded service and what services based on models have been adopted in other countries (PDF 2.58MB)
06/05/2021 - Request to provide an update on the total that has been charged to those accommodated in emergency housing since the charge was introduced and the number of people who have been charged a fee as well (PDF 1.36MB)
07/05/2021 - Request for any documents relating to policy on the wording of Treaty clauses in legislation and the transition from broadly worded Treaty clauses to specifically worded Treaty clauses (PDF 879.15KB)
10/05/2021 - Request all briefings to Minister's in regard to restrictions and limitations to the access of assistance and support under the Social Security Act (PDF 35.24MB)
10/05/2021 - Request to know the last 5 years of data for money given out to people as Accommodation Supplement categorised by year and separated by city (PDF 1.29MB)
11/05/2021 - Request a copy of the District Council level spilt of the supplementary assistance data tables of the West Coast region (PDF 1.57MB)
11/05/2021 - Request a copy of the District Council level spilt of the supplementary assistance data tables of the West Coast region (data) (Excel 15.39KB)
11/05/2021 - Request a copy of the proposed approach for reviewing obligation and sanctions of the Social Security Act 2018 and relevant regulations and the briefing on the Welfare System and Income Support (PDF 20.6MB)
11/05/2021 - Request to know how many times has MSD investigated an employee, volunteer, contractor or consultant for releasing information of confidential nature (PDF 1.32MB)
12/05/2021 - Request to know the definition "Lack of Representation" of hardship application decline reasons and whether it is specific to any hardship categories and what part of the Social Security Act it relates to (PDF 1.41MB)
13/05/2021 - Request a list of individuals living in extreme conditions causing homelessness and those who have been declined assistance through MSD (PDF 1.24MB)
13/05/2021 - Request a list of individuals living in extreme conditions causing homelessness and those who have been declined assistance through MSD (data) (Excel 13.4KB)
13/05/2021 - Request for information about the direction to work with other public sector agencies to facilitate coordinated access to ongoing recovery support and the establishment of the Collective Impact Board (PDF 18.92MB)
14/05/2021 - Request to know how many motels and rooms are currently being used in Rotorua for emergency accommodation purposes (PDF 1.06MB)
17/05/2021 - Request a copy of all findings, reports and correspondence related to the requestors previous OIA request (PDF 9.77MB)
17/05/2021 - Request a copy of data used to calculate the changes made to benefits and superannuation (PDF 1.1MB)
17/05/2021- Request all briefings and any other written material provided to the Minister of MSD covering MSDs three tiered approach to responding to benefit fraud allegations and fraud prosecution review panel (PDF 1)
17/05/2021 - Request for information about the recent beneficiary figures (PDF 997.99KB)
18/05/2021 - 1/3 Request policy advice given by the Ministry leading to the commencement of payments in 1999 and further advice relating to the decisions made in 2002 as confirmed by legislation at that time (PDF 18.26MB)
18/05/2021 - 2/3 Request policy advice given by the Ministry leading to the commencement of payments in 1999 and further advice relating to the decisions made in 2002 as confirmed by legislation at that time (PDF 15.84MB)
18/05/2021 - 3/3 Request policy advice given by the Ministry leading to the commencement of payments in 1999 and further advice relating to the decisions made in 2002 as confirmed by legislation at that time (PDF 10.41MB)
18/05/2021 - Refined list of the accommodation suppliers who have received a payment from the Ministry between the dates of February 2020 to now (PDF 2.17MB)
18/05/2021 - Request to know how much has MSD recovered through the 25 percent for staying in emergency motels, what proportion of these payments came from beneficiaries and what regions did these payments come from (PDF 1.66MB)
20/05/2021 - 1/2 Request all reports, briefings, and other documents provided to MSD related to drug-testing sanctions, data regarding the number of drug-testing sanctions imposed MSD since Jan 2014 (PDF 18.75MB)
20/05/2021 - 2/2 Request all reports, briefings, and other documents provided to MSD related to drug-testing sanctions, data regarding the number of drug-testing sanctions imposed MSD since Jan 2014 (PDF 6.46MB)
20/05/2021 - 1/6 Request for information about MSDs preferred supplier agreement for the provision of glasses by optical suppliers, the implementation of this policy and the communications between the relevant staff (PDF 2.06MB)
20/05/2021 - 2/6 Request for information about MSDs preferred supplier agreement for the provision of glasses by optical suppliers, the implementation of this policy and the communications between the relevant staff (PDF 9.65MB)
20/05/2021 - 3/6 Request for information about MSDs preferred supplier agreement for the provision of glasses by optical suppliers, the implementation of this policy and the communications between the relevant staff (PDF 9.54MB)
20/05/2021 - 4/6 Request for information about MSDs preferred supplier agreement for the provision of glasses by optical suppliers, the implementation of this policy and the communications between the relevant staff (PDF 9.78MB)
20/05/2021 - 5/6 Request for information about MSDs preferred supplier agreement for the provision of glasses by optical suppliers, the implementation of this policy and the communications between the relevant staff (PDF 9.62MB)
20/05/2021 - 6/6 Request for information about MSDs preferred supplier agreement for the provision of glasses by optical suppliers, the implementation of this policy and the communications between the relevant staff (PDF 3.58MB)
20/05/2021 - How many people go into the Te Hikoitanga programme at Orongomai Marae and how many get recalled to prison subsequently (PDF 927.87KB)
20/05/2021 - Request to know how many complaints of sexual harassment and assault have been made within MSD of the last 5 years and how many of these complaints have been substantiated at MSD (PDF 1.85MB)
21/05/2021 - Can you please provide a breakdown of the number and value ($) of SNGs issued by the Wairarapa Community Link for the quarter ending 31 Mar 2021? Can this data please be provided per SNG category? (PDF 769.18KB)
21/05/2021 - I request the following paper: Extending the COVID-19 New Zealanders Stranded Overseas Support Programme (PDF 6.48MB)
21/05/2021- Request a copy of reports, briefings and other documents relating to and leading from the cross-government briefing entitled "Government policies and actions to improve food security" (PDF 13.03MB)
21/05/2021 - All reports, briefings and other documents relating to any proposed or actuated reforms to the Medical Appeals Board, including data of number upheld or overturned (PDF 11.14MB)
21/05/2021 - What was the average speed of answer for Studylink calls in April 2021. (PDF 564.85KB)
21/05/2021- 1-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 1.44MB)
21/05/2021- 2-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 18.89MB)
21/05/2021- 3-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 18.83MB)
21/05/2021- 4-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 19.03MB)
21/05/2021- 5-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 19.37MB)
21/05/2021- 6-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 19.85MB)
21/05/2021- 7-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 19.18MB)
21/05/2021- 8-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 19.65MB)
21/05/2021- 9-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 19.52MB)
21/05/2021- 10-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 19.43MB)
21/05/2021- 11-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 19.64MB)
21/05/2021- 12-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 19.7MB)
21/05/2021- 13-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 19MB)
21/05/2021- 14-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 19.15MB)
21/05/2021- 15-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 19.84MB)
21/05/2021 - 16-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 19.94MB)
21/05/2021- 17-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 19.26MB)
21/05/2021- 18-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 18.97MB)
21/05/2021- 19-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 19.63MB)
21/05/2021- 20-20 -Request a copy of the Murray Edridge in 2015, papers to the Minister on Budgeting and its transformation into BFC over 2015-18, evaluation reports by Malatest on BFC and other relevant reports and papers (PDF 12.93MB)
21/05/2021- Request for information on the provision of emergency housing in the Kapiti region (PDF 3.28MB)
21/05/2021- Request to know all of the emergency housing providers in the Auckland CBD area as at April 2020 (PDF 2.11MB)
21/05/2021- Requesting information regarding the average waiting time for a individual whom is placed on the social housing list with a A.19 rating and the rough or estimate wait for a house (PDF 2.02MB)
21/05/2021- Requesting policy surrounding requesting bank statements as verification for hardship assistance, and policy surrounding declining food assistance. (PDF 1.12MB)
21/05/2021- Style guide and naming conventions for the words New Zealand and Aotearoa (PDF 710.76KB)
27/05/2021 - Forms used to apply for special needs grants and advances, or equivalent, from 2000 to 2010 (PDF 14.9MB)
27/05/2021 - Advise the number of beneficiaries who are eligible for this payment, but have advised the Department they do not wish to receive the payment (PDF 1.75MB)
27/05/2021 - Data on the number of complaints and or requests for review received by complaint type, year, month, region, ethnicity, gender, age, partnership status for the last 3 years & A copy of the review and complaints policies, processes (PDF 1.07MB)
27/05/2021 - Appendix A - Data on the number of complaints and or requests for review received by complaint type, year, month, region, ethnicity, gender, age, partnership status for the last 3 years & A copy of the review and complaints policies, pro (Excel 15.35KB)
27/05/2021 - Appendix B - Data on the number of complaints and or requests for review received by complaint type, year, month, region, ethnicity, gender, age, partnership status for the last 3 years & A copy of the review and complaints policies, pro (Excel 967.97KB)
27/05/2021 - How many people are on the HNZ waitlist for a home in NZ & Canterbury? How many identify as Maori? How many were on the register at the same time last year? (PDF 2.2MB)
27/05/2021 - Please provide me with the amounts paid to hotels to settle &/or reimburse claimants for damage caused by EH tenants/guests to their property /or business, by month & type of damage if possible, from April 2020 (PDF 1.54MB)
27/05/2021 - Queries regarding the emergency housing situation in Wairoa or Northern Hawke's Bay (PDF 2.25MB)
27/05/2021 - Request for DPO Coalition Review Report (PDF 13.11MB)
27/05/2021 - Request to know the most recent amount paid to motels providing EHA in Gisborne, how does MSD calculate the paid rate to Gisborne motels and the amount paid to each of the providers for the past year to date (PDF 1.13MB)
27/05/2021 - Requesting a copy of MSD current Code of Conduct (PDF 1.16MB)
28/05/2021 - Request to know all documents and legal advice created, held or used by the Ministry pertaining to the interaction of the right to correction under Principle 7 of the Privacy Act 2020 and Public Records Act 2005 (PDF 1.12MB)
31/05/2021- Request of any reports or advice relating to the building of homes to universal design standards in NZ since the start of 2020 and any advice provided to Ministers on these matters since the start of 2020 (PDF 5.28MB)
31/05/2021 - When was the funeral grant established? how many funeral grants were paid out broken up into the years - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 (PDF 1.61MB)
31/05/2021 - Why 'The steps to freedom Grant' has not been increased to with the rise of living costs (PDF 12.93MB)