42683 (2025). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

42683 (2025). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many special needs grants have been granted in the past 5 years, broken down by quarter, gender, ethnicity, region, and reason for needing the grant if recorded?

Hon Louise Upston: I refer the member to the attached tables: • Table One: Number of Special Needs Grants that were granted from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2025 by quarter and gender. • Table Two: Number of Special Needs Grants that were granted from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2025 by quarter and total response ethnicity. • Table Three: Number of Special Needs Grants that were granted from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2025 by quarter and MSD region. • Table Four: Number of Special Needs Grants that were granted from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2025 by quarter and need type.