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❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the impact of a $600 cap on the Water Service Charge rebate for pension card holders, specifically seeking data on the number of individuals negatively affected and the extent of the impact across different local government areas. The Water Corporation data shows nearly 25,000 pension card holders will be worse off, though most by a small amount.

AnsweredQoN 4400Legislative Assembly

Asked

11 August 2015

Member

Mr M. McGowan

Portfolio

Water

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I refer to the $600 cap on the Water Service Charge rebate and I ask: (a) how many pension card holders will be made worse off; (b) what is the average amount a pension card holder will be made worse off; (c) how many pension card holders will be made less than $100 worse off; (d) how many pension card holders will be less than $100 worse off in each local government area; (e) how many pension card holders will be made between $100 and $500 worse off; (f) how many pension card holders will be made between $100 and $500 worse off in each local government area; (g) how many pension card holders will be made more than $500 worse off; and (h) how many pension card holders will be made more than $500 worse off in each local government area?

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Answered

13 October 2015

Responded by

Minister for Water

Response time

63 days

Based on individual agency advice;
Aqwest
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Not applicable
(e) Not applicable
(f) Not applicable
(g) Not applicable
(h) Not applicable
Busselton Water
(a) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Not applicable
(e) Not applicable
(f) Not applicable
(g) Not applicable
(h) Not applicable
Water Corporation
(a) 24 996
(b) $1.90 for those impacted.
(c) 24 576
(d) [See tabled paper no.]
(e) 420
(f) [See tabled paper no.]
(g) None
(h) Not applicable

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