❓ Dr. Steve Thomas asks the Minister for Energy about residential electricity disconnection notices, actual disconnections, and Hardship Utility Grant Scheme (HUGS) applications and payments for September and October 2022. The answer is provided in tabular form incorporated into Hansard.
AnsweredQoN 1316Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
HARDSHIP UTILITY GRANT
SCHEME — ENERGY DISCONNECTIONS
1316. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Energy:
I refer to the calendar months of
September and October 2022.
(1) How many
residential disconnection notices have been issued?
(2) How many
residential disconnections have occurred?
(3) What was the
number of applications received and hardship utility grants scheme payments
made?
SCHEME — ENERGY DISCONNECTIONS
1316. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Energy:
I refer to the calendar months of
September and October 2022.
(1) How many
residential disconnection notices have been issued?
(2) How many
residential disconnections have occurred?
(3) What was the
number of applications received and hardship utility grants scheme payments
made?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Energy.
(1)–(3) It is in tabular
form so I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
NUMBER OF DISCONNECTION NOTICES ISSUED
NUMBER OF DISCONNECTIONS COMPLETED
RE-ENERGISATIONS
HARDSHIP UTILITY GRANT PROGRAM ( HUGS )
MONTH
Non-Payment
Non-Application
Non-Payment
Non-Application
Number of residential re-energisations completed
Number of other re-energisations
Number of HUGS applications received
Number of HUGS payments made
Sept
2022
1182
1015
656
639
541
662
536
652
Oct
2022
1047
3875
770
2073
558
1472
615
344
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Energy.
(1)–(3) It is in tabular
form so I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
NUMBER OF DISCONNECTION NOTICES ISSUED
NUMBER OF DISCONNECTIONS COMPLETED
RE-ENERGISATIONS
HARDSHIP UTILITY GRANT PROGRAM ( HUGS )
MONTH
Non-Payment
Non-Application
Non-Payment
Non-Application
Number of residential re-energisations completed
Number of other re-energisations
Number of HUGS applications received
Number of HUGS payments made
Sept
2022
1182
1015
656
639
541
662
536
652
Oct
2022
1047
3875
770
2073
558
1472
615
344
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