❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks about the number of Hardship Utility Grants Scheme (HUGS) grants made since September 2008, broken down by utility type and repeat recipients. The answer provides the total grants and breakdown by utility, but states repeat recipient data is unavailable without manual review.
AnsweredQoN 5460Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) How many grants to applicants who qualified under the Hardship Utility Grants Scheme have been made since 8 September 2008?
(2) How many of those grants have been made in respect to each of the essential services -
(a) electricity;
(b) water; and
(c) gas?
(3) How many of those grants have been made to the same family?
(2) How many of those grants have been made in respect to each of the essential services -
(a) electricity;
(b) water; and
(c) gas?
(3) How many of those grants have been made to the same family?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 June 2012
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
42 days
(1) A total of 35,020 grants have been provided through HUGS since 1 September 2008.
(2)
(a) A total of 26,798 grants have been provided for electricity bills through Synergy and Horizon Power.
(b) A total of 843 grants have been provided for water bills through the Water Corporation, Aqwest and Busselton Water.
(c) A total of 7,379 grants have been provided for gas bills through the Alinta and Worley Parsons.
(3) The information requested is not available without going through each individual grant application.
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(2)
(a) A total of 26,798 grants have been provided for electricity bills through Synergy and Horizon Power.
(b) A total of 843 grants have been provided for water bills through the Water Corporation, Aqwest and Busselton Water.
(c) A total of 7,379 grants have been provided for gas bills through the Alinta and Worley Parsons.
(3) The information requested is not available without going through each individual grant application.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
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