50474 (2024). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

50474 (2024). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many, if any, people on sole parent support are subjected to the Work and Income Traffic light system for obligations, broken down by gender, ethnicity, age, and region?

Hon Louise Upston: A client will be in the traffic light system if they have work-related and/or social obligations which are: • find or prepare for work • take part in Work Ability Assessments, to help us understand what kind of work you can do • take part in activities with our service providers, to find a job or prepare for work • social obligations (when taking care of dependent children). Given all clients with dependent children have social obligations, Sole Parent Support recipients are in the traffic light system. I refer the member to the following tables which provide a breakdown of the number of Sole Parent Support clients as at the end of the most recent reportable month: • Table One: The number of Sole Parent Support clients as at end of July 2024 by gender. • Table Two: The number of Sole Parent Support clients as at end of July 2024 by ethnicity. • Table Three: The number of Sole Parent Support clients as at end of July 2024 by age. • Table Four: The number of Sole Parent Support clients as at end of July 2024 by region.