24177 (2025). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

24177 (2025). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many special needs grant have been declined in the past 5 years, broken down by quarter, gender, ethnicity, and reason for the decline if available?

Hon Louise Upston: I refer the member to the attached. Table 1 contains the number of Special Need Grants hardship applications that were declined from 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2025, by quarter, gender, and total response ethnicity. Table 2 contains the number of Special Need Grants that were declined from 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2025, by quarter and the decline reason.