❓ Hon Martin Aldridge questions the Minister for Energy regarding the distribution of generator assistance payments promised after Cyclone Seroja, application numbers, and potential future support for small businesses during outages. The Minister provides figures on payments made and applications processed, stating all eligible customers have been approved.
AnsweredQoN 249Legislative Council
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CYCLONE SEROJA — WESTERN POWER — GENERATOR
ASSISTANCE PAYMENT
249. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Energy:
I refer to the media statement
issued on 3 June 2021 entitled ''Funding and new power solutions for
Cyclone Seroja recovery'' and question on notice 459 asked on 14 December
2021.
(1) Has the $280 000 promised for the generator
assistance payment been fully distributed to impacted customers?
(2) How many
customers applied for the generator assistance payment and how many were
approved?
(3) Given 634
customers applied for the generator assistance payment as at 15 February 2022,
will the minister extend funding to support
all eligible customers required to pay for their own generator fuel while awaiting reconnection?
(4) Noting
comments from the parliamentary secretary to the Minister for Regional Development
that small businesses should purchase their own generators to avoid outages,
will the government deliver a generator subsidy payment to support small
businesses during future outages?
ASSISTANCE PAYMENT
249. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Energy:
I refer to the media statement
issued on 3 June 2021 entitled ''Funding and new power solutions for
Cyclone Seroja recovery'' and question on notice 459 asked on 14 December
2021.
(1) Has the $280 000 promised for the generator
assistance payment been fully distributed to impacted customers?
(2) How many
customers applied for the generator assistance payment and how many were
approved?
(3) Given 634
customers applied for the generator assistance payment as at 15 February 2022,
will the minister extend funding to support
all eligible customers required to pay for their own generator fuel while awaiting reconnection?
(4) Noting
comments from the parliamentary secretary to the Minister for Regional Development
that small businesses should purchase their own generators to avoid outages,
will the government deliver a generator subsidy payment to support small
businesses during future outages?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the
question. The following information has been provided to me.
(1) Western Power
has paid $245 000 to eligible customers.
(2) Western Power
has received 644 claims and paid 254 claims. Ten recent applications are under
review.
(3) All eligible
customers have been approved.
(4) The minister
advises that he is not aware of the comments to which the member refers.
question. The following information has been provided to me.
(1) Western Power
has paid $245 000 to eligible customers.
(2) Western Power
has received 644 claims and paid 254 claims. Ten recent applications are under
review.
(3) All eligible
customers have been approved.
(4) The minister
advises that he is not aware of the comments to which the member refers.
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