Question on Notice regarding the Hardship Utility Grant Scheme, requesting data on approved grants, total grant amounts, and average amounts paid for Synergy, Horizon Power, Water Corporation, and Alinta Energy for February and March 2012. The Minister for Child Protection provided the requested data.

AnsweredQoN 283Legislative Council
Asked
22 May 2012
Portfolio
Child Protection

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HARDSHIP UTILITY GRANT SCHEME
283. Hon MATT BENSON-LIDHOLM to the Minister for Child
Protection:
For each of the utilities Synergy, Horizon Power, Water
Corporation and Alinta Energy, with regard to the hardship utility grant
scheme, for the months of February and March 2012 —
(1) What was the number of approved grants?
(2) What was the total grant amount?
(3) What was the average amount paid?

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question. This information was correct as of 2 May 2012.
(1)–(3)
In February 2012, for Synergy the number of approved grants was 1 011, the
total grant value was $362 700 and the average grant amount was $358.75. For
Horizon Power, the number of approved grants was 89, the total grant value was
$48 900 and the average grant amount was $549.44. For the Water Corporation,
the number of approved grants was 48, the total grant value was $18 000 and the
average grant amount was $375. For Alinta Energy, the number of approved grants
was 351, the total grant value was $92 600 and the average grant amount was
$263.82.
In March 2012, for Synergy the
number of approved grants was 1 376, the total grant value was $488 700 and the
average grant amount was $355.16. For Horizon Power, the number of approved
grants was 131, the total grant value was $72 300 and the average grant amount
was $551.91. For the Water Corporation, the number of approved grants was 78,
the total grant value was $26 000 and the average grant amount was $333.33. For
Alinta Energy, the number of approved grants was 438, the total grant value was
$119 200 and the average grant amount was $272.15.

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