Ms Freeman requests data on HUGS applications and approvals in specific suburbs within the Mirrabooka electorate over three periods, broken down by utility type for the most recent period. The response provides the requested data, noting data limitations regarding the Ballajura electorate boundary.

AnsweredQoN 2943Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 September 2014
Portfolio
Child Protection

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I refer to the Hardship Utilities Grant Scheme (HUGS) and ask: (a) between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2014, how many people applied for the HUGS in: (i) Alexander Heights; (ii) Balga; (iii) Koondoola; (iv) Mirrabooka; (v) Westminster; and (vi) the part of Ballajura that falls within the State Electorate of Mirrabooka; (b) between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2014, how many people received payments under the HUGS in: (i) Alexander Heights; (ii) Balga; (iii) Koondoola; (iv) Mirrabooka; (v) Westminster; and (vi) the part of Ballajura that falls within the State Electorate of Mirrabooka; (c) between 1 July 2013 and 31 December 2013, how many people applied for the HUGS in: (i) Alexander Heights; (ii) Balga; (iii) Koondoola; (iv) Mirrabooka; (v) Westminster; and (vi) the part of Ballajura that falls within the State Electorate of Mirrabooka; (d) between 1 July 2013 and 31 December 2013, how many people received payments under the HUGS in: (i) Alexander Heights; (ii) Balga; (iii) Koondoola; (iv) Mirrabooka; (v) Westminster; and (vi) the part of Ballajura that falls within the State Electorate of Mirrabooka; (e) between 1 January 2013 and 30 June 2013, how many people applied for the HUGS in: (i) Alexander Heights; (ii) Balga; (iii) Koondoola; (iv) Mirrabooka; (v) Westminster; and (vi) the part of Ballajura that falls within the State Electorate of Mirrabooka; (f) for those applications made between 1 January 2013 and 30 June 2013, how many people received payments under the HUGS in: (i) Alexander Heights; (ii) Balga; (iii) Koondoola; (iv) Mirrabooka; (v) Westminster; and (vi) the part of Ballajura that falls within the State Electorate of Mirrabooka; (g) for those applications made between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2014, how many people received payments under the HUGS to assist in the payment of water bills in: (i) Alexander Heights; (ii) Balga; (iii) Koondoola; (iv) Mirrabooka; (v) Westminster; and (vi) the part of Ballajura that falls within the State Electorate of Mirrabooka; (h) for those applications made between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2014, how many people received payments under the HUGS to assist in the payment of electricity bills in: (i) Alexander Heights; (ii) Balga; (iii) Koondoola; (iv) Mirrabooka; (v) Westminster; and (vi) the part of Ballajura that falls within the State Electorate of Mirrabooka; and (i) for those applications made between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2014, how many people received payments under the HUGS to assist in the payment of gas bills in: (i) Alexander Heights; (ii) Balga; (iii) Koondoola; (iv) Mirrabooka; (v) Westminster; and (vi) the part of Ballajura that falls within the State Electorate of Mirrabooka?

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Answered
21 October 2014
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
34 days
(a) Applications processed between 1 January and 30 June 2014.
(i) Alexander Heights 35
(ii) Balga 151
(iii) Koondoola  44
(iv) Mirrabooka 94
(v) Westminster  62
(vi) Ballajura 158
*Please note that we collect data based on Suburb not on electorate. Therefore only data for the whole of Ballajura can be provided.
(b) Applications approved between 1 January and 30 June 2014.
(i) Alexander Heights 35
(ii) Balga 147
(iii) Koondoola  44
(iv) Mirrabooka 91
(v) Westminster  60
(vi) Ballajura 151
*Please note that we collect data based on Suburb not on electorate. Therefore only data for the whole of Ballajura can be provided.
(c) Applications processed between 1 July and 31 December 2013.
(i) Alexander Heights 24
(ii) Balga 162
(iii) Koondoola  46
(iv) Mirrabooka 66
(v) Westminster  32
(vi) Ballajura  91
*Please note that we collect data based on Suburb not on electorate. Therefore only data for the whole of Ballajura can be provided.
(d) Applications approved between 1 July and 31 December 2013.
(i) Alexander Heights 23
(ii) Balga 154
(iii) Koondoola  45
(iv) Mirrabooka 64
(v) Westminster  31
(vi) Ballajura  83
*Please note that we collect data based on Suburb not on electorate. Therefore only data for the whole of Ballajura can be provided.
(e) Applications processed between 1 January and 30 June 2013.
(i) Alexander Heights 44
(ii) Balga 164
(iii) Koondoola  44
(iv) Mirrabooka 80
(v) Westminster  50
(vi) Ballajura 116
*Please note that we collect data based on Suburb not on electorate. Therefore only data for the whole of Ballajura can be provided.
(f) Applications approved between 1 January and 30 June 2013.
(i) Alexander Heights 42
(ii) Balga 159
(iii) Koondoola  41
(iv) Mirrabooka 80
(v) Westminster  47
(vi) Ballajura 113
*Please note that we collect data based on Suburb not on electorate. Therefore only data for the whole of Ballajura can be provided.
(g) Applications approved between 1 January and 30 June 2014 for water bills.
(i) Alexander Heights  3
(ii) Balga  7
(iii) Koondoola 4
(iv) Mirrabooka  3
(v) Westminster 0
(vi) Ballajura 8
*Please note that we collect data based on Suburb not on electorate. Therefore only data for the whole of Ballajura can be provided.
(h) Applications approved between 1 January and 30 June 2014 for electricity bills.
(i) Alexander Heights 25
(ii) Balga 100
(iii) Koondoola  27
(iv) Mirrabooka 60
(v) Westminster  46
(vi) Ballajura  95
*Please note that we collect data based on Suburb not on electorate. Therefore only data for the whole of Ballajura can be provided.
(i) Applications approved between 1 January and 30 June 2014 for gas bills.
(i) Alexander Heights 7
(ii) Balga 40
(iii) Koondoola  13
(iv) Mirrabooka 28
(v) Westminster 14
(vi) Ballajura  48
*Please note that we collect data based on Suburb not on electorate. Therefore only data for the whole of Ballajura can be provided.

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