779 (2025). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

779 (2025). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the number of, and amount spent on, hardship payments approved for school education costs for each quarter since December 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 provides hardship payments made between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2024 for School Education • Table 2 provides hardship payments made between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2024 for School Education by recoverability • Table 3 provides hardship payments made between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2024 for School Education by age group • Table 4 provides hardship payments made between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2024 for School Education by gender • Table 5 provides hardship payments made between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2024 for School Education by total response ethnicity.