28220 (2025). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

28220 (2025). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the number of, and amount spent, on hardship payments approved for accommodation-related costs for each quarter since September 2024, broken down by ethnicity, age band, gender, payment purpose, and payment recoverability?

Hon Louise Upston: I refer the member to the attached appendix and the following tables: • Table 5: Number of grants and amount granted for Accommodation Related Costs from 1 July 2024 to 31 March 2025, by quarter and recoverable type • Table 6: Number of grants and amount granted for Accommodation Related Costs from 1 July 2024 to 31 March 2025, by quarter and age group • Table 7: Number of grants and amount granted for Accommodation Related Costs from 1 July 2024 to 31 March 2025, by quarter and gender • Table 8: Number of grants and amount granted for Accommodation Related Costs from 1 July 2024 to 31 March 2025, by quarter and total response ethnicity