8901 (2024). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

8901 (2024). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the total and average debt owed to the Ministry of Social Development of the top 10% of debts, 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 table which shows the total and average debt balance of the top 10% of individuals owing debt as at 31 March 2024, broken down by gender, ethnicity and debt category. Table One: Number of clients, total debt, and average debt of the top 10% of clients owing a Recoverable Assistance debt as at 31 March 2024, by ethnicity. Table Two: Number of clients, total debt, and average debt of the top 10% of clients owing a Recoverable Assistance debt as at 31 March 2024, by gender.