19624 (2026). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

19624 (2026). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Further to Question 54704 (2025), how many special needs grants have been declined in the quarter ending December 2025 and the quarter ending March 2026, broken down by purpose, gender, ethnicity, Work and Income office and reason for the decline?

Hon Louise Upston: I refer the member to the attached tables: • Table 1: Number of clients who have been declined a Special Needs Grant and number of Special Needs Grants declined from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 by quarter and need type • Table 2: Number of clients who have been declined a Special Needs Grant and number of Special Needs Grants declined from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 by quarter and gender. • Table 3: Number of Special Needs Grants declined from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026, by quarter and ethnicity. • Table 4: Number of clients who have been declined a Special Needs Grant and number of Special Needs grants declined from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 by quarter and Work and Income office. • Table 5: Number of clients who have been declined a Special Needs grant and number of Special Needs Grants declined from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 by quarter and reason for decline.