39729 (2024). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

39729 (2024). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the number of, and amount spent on, hardship payments approved for emergency dental care for each quarter since October 2023 broken down by ethnicity, age band, gender, and payment recoverability?

Hon Louise Upston: I refer the member to the attached tables: • Table One: The total Hardship grants made between 1 October 2023 and 31 March 2024 for Emergency Dental. • Table Two: The total Hardship grants made between 1 October 2023 and 31 March 2024 for Emergency Dental, broken down by recoverability. • Table Three: The total Hardship grants made between 1 October 2023 and 31 March 2024 for Emergency Dental, broken down by age group. • Table Four: The total Hardship grants made between 1 October 2023 and 31 March 2024 for Emergency Dental, broken down by gender. • Table Five: The total Hardship grants made between 1 October 2023 and 31 March 2024 for Emergency Dental, broken down by ethnicity. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 39727 (2024).