Perusing recent OIA responses, a handful caught my interest:
405 people registered for public housing were living in their car at December 31, 2020
20 minutes and 44 seconds was the average speed of answer for Studylink calls in March 2021
2 of 28 sexual harrassment claims at MSD between 2016 and 2020 were substantiated
378,132 MSD clients recieve an Accommodation Supplement at end December 2020. A third receive the maximum amount payable (eg $305 in Auckland with two children).
$1,905,659,255 is owed to MSD by way of recoverable assistance loaned to clients
$301,404 spent with My Food Bag Ltd since August 2019
909 people opted out of the Winter Energy Payment in the winter of 2020