8898 (2024). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

8898 (2024). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the number of clients, total debt, and average debt owed to the Ministry of Social Development by people aged at least 65 years old, including people not currently in receipt of a benefit and excluding any debt resulting from overpayments or fraud investigations, as at 31 March 2024, broken down by gender and ethnicity?

Hon Louise Upston: I refer the member to the attached tables, which show the number of clients, total debt, and average debt of clients aged at least 65 years old owing a Recoverable Assistance debt, as at 31 March 2024, broken down by gender and ethnicity. Table One: Number of clients, total debt, and average debt, of clients owing a Recoverable Assistance debt who are at least 65 years old as at 31 March 2024, by ethnicity. Table Two: Number of clients, total debt, and average debt, of clients owing a Recoverable Assistance debt who are at least 65 years old as at 31 March 2024, by gender.