494 (2024). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

494 (2024). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the number of, and amount spent on, hardship payments approved for electricity and gas for each quarter since September 2023, broken down by ethnicity, age band, gender, payment purpose, and payment recoverability?

Hon Louise Upston: I refer the member to the attached tables: Table 1: The number of grants and amounts granted for Electricity and Gas from 1 July 2023 and 31 December broken down by ethnicity. Table 2: The number of grants and amounts granted for Electricity and Gas from 1 July 2023 and 31 December broken down by age. Table 3: The number of grants and amounts granted for Electricity and Gas from 1 July 2023 and 31 December broken down gender. Table 4: The number of grants and amounts granted for Electricity and Gas from 1 July 2023 and 31 December broken down by recoverable type.