19625 (2026). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

19625 (2026). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Further to Question 54705 (2025), how many Advance Payments of Benefits have been granted in the quarter ending December 2025 and the quarter ending March 2026, broken down by purpose of the Advance Payment, gender, ethnicity, and Work and Income office?

Hon Louise Upston: I refer the member to the attached tables: • Table 1: Number of clients who have been granted an Advance Payment of Benefit and number of Advance Payments of Benefit granted from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 by quarter and need type • Table 2: Number of clients who have been granted an Advance Payment of Benefit and number of Advance Payments of Benefit granted from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 by quarter and gender. • Table 3: Number of Advance Payments of Benefit granted from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026, by quarter and ethnicity. • Table 4: Number of clients who have been granted an Advance Payment of Benefit and number of Advance Payments of Benefit granted from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 by quarter and Work and Income office.