❓ Hon. Colin Tincknell asks the Minister for Community Services for detailed monthly statistics on the Hardship Utility Grant Scheme (HUGS) from January 2017. The Minister acknowledges the request but states the information cannot be provided immediately due to the level of detail required.
AnsweredQoN 302Legislative Council
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HARDSHIP UTILITY GRANT
SCHEME
302. Hon COLIN TINCKNELL to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Community Services:
Can the minister please provide a monthly
breakdown of the following statistics regarding the hardship utility grant
scheme from January 2017 to the present.
(1) How many requests were made for
HUGS?
(2) How many of these HUGS requests
were granted?
(3) What was the dollar value of the
grants provided?
(4) What is the
value of utility bills that have been written off by utilities providers due to
non-payment of household consumer accounts?
(5) Can the
minister please advise how many bankruptcies have occurred when household
consumer accounts have been included in individuals' statements of
affairs during the bankruptcy and personal insolvency agreements?
The PRESIDENT : Member, I might
say, there is probably a lot of detail required in that response. Sometimes
those types of questions might be better put on notice to allow the relevant
agency enough time to provide that information. I just say that as advice for
the future.
SCHEME
302. Hon COLIN TINCKNELL to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Community Services:
Can the minister please provide a monthly
breakdown of the following statistics regarding the hardship utility grant
scheme from January 2017 to the present.
(1) How many requests were made for
HUGS?
(2) How many of these HUGS requests
were granted?
(3) What was the dollar value of the
grants provided?
(4) What is the
value of utility bills that have been written off by utilities providers due to
non-payment of household consumer accounts?
(5) Can the
minister please advise how many bankruptcies have occurred when household
consumer accounts have been included in individuals' statements of
affairs during the bankruptcy and personal insolvency agreements?
The PRESIDENT : Member, I might
say, there is probably a lot of detail required in that response. Sometimes
those types of questions might be better put on notice to allow the relevant
agency enough time to provide that information. I just say that as advice for
the future.
AnswerView source ↗
Thanks, Madam President; indeed,
there have been discussions behind the Chair between my office and the
honourable member's office to say that it is not possible to provide
that level of detail today. However, I thank the member for the question. Due
to the level of information required, it is not possible to provide an answer
in the time available. I will endeavour to provide the information to the
honourable member by Thursday, 4 April.
there have been discussions behind the Chair between my office and the
honourable member's office to say that it is not possible to provide
that level of detail today. However, I thank the member for the question. Due
to the level of information required, it is not possible to provide an answer
in the time available. I will endeavour to provide the information to the
honourable member by Thursday, 4 April.
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