❓ Dr. Steve Thomas asks the Minister for Energy about residential disconnection notices, actual disconnections, and Hardship Utility Grant Scheme (HUGS) applications and payments for Synergy and Horizon Power from August 2021 to March 2022. The Minister provides the data in tabular form.
AnsweredQoN 268Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SYNERGY AND HORIZON POWER — DISCONNECTIONS
268. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Energy:
Thank you, President. Three
questions and I am still waiting for an answer!
(1) How many residential disconnection notices have
been issued for each month from 1 August 2021 to 31 March 2022
inclusive?
(2) How many residential disconnections have occurred
for each month from 1 August 2021 to 31 March 2022 inclusive?
(3) What was the
number of applications received and hardship utility grant scheme payments made
in each month from 1 August 2021 to 31 March 2022 inclusive?
268. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Energy:
Thank you, President. Three
questions and I am still waiting for an answer!
(1) How many residential disconnection notices have
been issued for each month from 1 August 2021 to 31 March 2022
inclusive?
(2) How many residential disconnections have occurred
for each month from 1 August 2021 to 31 March 2022 inclusive?
(3) What was the
number of applications received and hardship utility grant scheme payments made
in each month from 1 August 2021 to 31 March 2022 inclusive?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the question. I answer
on behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Energy.
The following answer has been provided by the Minister for Energy.
(1)–(3) The answer is in tabular form.
I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave
granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
Synergy
Residential non-payment disconnection notices issued
Residential non-payment disconnection completed
Reconnections after residential non-payment
disconnection
HUGS applications
HUGS payments - count
Aug-21
721
373
309
468
420
Sep-21
1121
681
528
511
451
Oct-21
1074
740
584
584
531
Nov-21
1266
858
663
902
836
Dec-21
486
484
420
978
868
Jan-22
814
327
192
940
840
Feb-22
1945
992
748
893
767
Mar-22
1588
1166
957
922
798
Horizon Power
Disconnection notices issued
Disconnections completed
HUGS applications
HUGS payments –amount
Aug-21
1029
265
51
$41,326
Sep-21
1188
190
32
$27,418
Oct-21
819
172
24
$19,271
Nov-21
1497
248
37
$32,291
Dec-21
200
105
21
$18,463
Jan-22
959
20
16
$12,087
Feb-22
1104
203
29
$25,309
Mar-22
1505
300
28
$13,796
Note: Horizon Power does not record the number of
distinct HUGS payments made; this data is held by the Department of
Communities.
on behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Energy.
The following answer has been provided by the Minister for Energy.
(1)–(3) The answer is in tabular form.
I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave
granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
Synergy
Residential non-payment disconnection notices issued
Residential non-payment disconnection completed
Reconnections after residential non-payment
disconnection
HUGS applications
HUGS payments - count
Aug-21
721
373
309
468
420
Sep-21
1121
681
528
511
451
Oct-21
1074
740
584
584
531
Nov-21
1266
858
663
902
836
Dec-21
486
484
420
978
868
Jan-22
814
327
192
940
840
Feb-22
1945
992
748
893
767
Mar-22
1588
1166
957
922
798
Horizon Power
Disconnection notices issued
Disconnections completed
HUGS applications
HUGS payments –amount
Aug-21
1029
265
51
$41,326
Sep-21
1188
190
32
$27,418
Oct-21
819
172
24
$19,271
Nov-21
1497
248
37
$32,291
Dec-21
200
105
21
$18,463
Jan-22
959
20
16
$12,087
Feb-22
1104
203
29
$25,309
Mar-22
1505
300
28
$13,796
Note: Horizon Power does not record the number of
distinct HUGS payments made; this data is held by the Department of
Communities.
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