Attention: Ministry of Housing within MSD Request for Housing information in relation to pregnant women under 25 years or young families
Bronwyn Drysdale made this Official Information request to Ministry of Social Development
The request was refused by Ministry of Social Development.
From: Bronwyn Drysdale
Dear Ministry of Social Development,
Attention specifically to: The Minister of Housing
I am writing to request information relating to housing availability for young pregnant women. The information I require is as follows:
1) How many women under the age of 25, who are pregnant at time of application or have at least one child under the age of one: have applied for emergency housing through either the City Council or Housing New Zealand in the greater Wellington region (domicile area of the three DHBs), each year between 2010 and 2015?
2)How many women under the age of 25, who are pregnant at time of application or have at least one child under the age of one have accessed emergency refuges in the greater Wellington region, each year between 2010 and 2015?
3) How many women were excluded from these services, and on what grounds (e.g. age, drug or alcohol issues or mental health issues)?
4) Where are young women excluded from these services referred to, if anywhere?
I look forward to receiving this information from you in due course.
Yours Faithfully,
Bronwyn Drysdale
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Tēnā koe Bronwyn Drysdale
Thank you for your email received 24 November 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
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We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent
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From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Tēnā koe Bronwyn Drysdale,
Please find attached the Ministry of Social Development's response to your request for the following information:
"1) How many women under the age of 25, who are pregnant at time of application or have at least one child under the age of one: have applied for emergency housing through either the City Council or Housing New Zealand in the greater Wellington region (domicile area of the three DHBs), each year between 2010 and 2015?
2)How many women under the age of 25, who are pregnant at time of application or have at least one child under the age of one have accessed emergency refuges in the greater Wellington region, each year between 2010 and 2015?
3) How many women were excluded from these services, and on what grounds (e.g. age, drug or alcohol issues or mental health issues)?
4) Where are young women excluded from these services referred to, if anywhere?"
Please note that we have addressed three of your Official Information Act requests in the one letter so the same letter will be posted to each of your requests on the FYI website
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
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