1298 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 11 Feb 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	1298 (2026)
Question asked:	26 Jan 2026
Member asking:	Hon Willow-Jean Prime
Portfolio:	Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	04 Feb 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_01298_2026
Document guid:	5fe22c92-d435-4a1f-8864-90b14a6e32de

1298 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister of Education: How much, if anything was spent on overhead costs for Ministry of Education sensitive claims process in the 24/25 FY?

Hon Erica Stanford: I have interpreted this question to be for corporate overheads. I am advised that across the Ministry of Education overheads are allocated by: 1. headcount for Corporate, Digital and Property overheads, and 2. the Finance overhead is based on total spend (which includes compensation payments). In the 2024/25 financial year, this methodology resulted in total overheads of $1.087m.