28223 (2025). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

28223 (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 electricity and gas 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 17: Number of grants and amount granted for Electricity and Gas from 1 July 2024 to 31 March 2025, by quarter and recoverable type • Table 18: Number of grants and amount granted for Electricity and Gas from 1 July 2024 to 31 March 2025, by quarter and age group • Table 19: Number of grants and amount granted for Electricity and Gas from 1 July 2024 to 31 March 2025, by quarter and gender • Table 20: Number of grants and amount granted for Electricity and Gas from 1 July 2024 to 31 March 2025, by quarter and total response ethnicity