80665 (2024). Hon Carmel Sepuloni to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

80665 (2024). Hon Carmel Sepuloni to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many distinct individuals, if any, have accessed (Community Costs) since October 2023; what is the total budget expenditure, if anything, on this initiative since October 2023, listed against the original budget allocation?

Hon Louise Upston: The Community Costs does not have its own Budget appropriation but sits under a wider appropriation called Special Circumstance Assistance. Therefore, the Ministry of Social Development is unable to provide a comparison of the actual spend against Budget. I refer the Member to the attached table, which provides the number of clients receiving Community Costs as at end of October 2023 and November 2024.