❓ Question regarding the disbursement of funds under the Western Power Relief Package following Cyclone Seroja, revealing application and approval numbers, total funds disbursed, and a lack of LGA-specific record keeping.
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I refer to the Cyclone Seroja recovery grants and financial assistance and I ask, for the 'Western Power Relief Package' please identify: (a) how many customers applied for the Western Power Extended Outage Payment; (b) how many customers were approved; (c) what is the total funds disbursed to date; and (d) please provide a breakdown of funding by local government area?
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Answered
15 February 2022
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Energy
Response time
3 days
(a) 634 customers applied for the $1000 Generator Assistance Payment and 17,654 customers applied for the Special Extended Outage Payment.
(b) 254 claims for the $1000 payment have been approved, and 17,105 claims have been approved for the Special Extended Outage Payment.
(c) The amount paid for the $1000 payment is $254,000 and for the Extended Outage Payment is $2,733,600
(d) Western Power does not keep records by Local Government Area
(b) 254 claims for the $1000 payment have been approved, and 17,105 claims have been approved for the Special Extended Outage Payment.
(c) The amount paid for the $1000 payment is $254,000 and for the Extended Outage Payment is $2,733,600
(d) Western Power does not keep records by Local Government Area
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