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Title

QUESTIONS IN WRITING

Social Welfare: Newstart Allowance

Database

House Hansard

Date

07-03-2005

Source

House of Reps

Parl No.

41

Electorate

Throsby

Interjector

 

Main Committee/Federation Chamber

 

Page

131

Party

ALP

Presenter

 

Status

Final

Question No.

81

Questioner

George, Jennie, MP

Responder

Hockey, Joe, MP

Speaker

 

Stage

Social Welfare: Newstart Allowance

Type

 

Context

Questions in Writing

System Id

chamber/hansardr/2005-03-07/0167


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Monday, 7 March 2005
Page: 131


Ms George asked the Minister for Human Services, in writing, on 17 November 2004:

(1)   For the year (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002, and (d) 2003 how many people received Newstart Allowance in the post code area (i) 2502, (ii) 2505, (iii) 2506, (iv) 2526, (v) 2527, (vi) 2528, (vii) 2529, and (viii) 2530.

(2)   For the year (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002, and (d) 2003 what was the average length of time that an individual was in receipt of Newstart in the electoral division of Throsby.

(3)   For the year (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002, and (d) 2003 what was the average length of time that an individual was in receipt of Newstart Allowance in the post code area (i) 2502, (ii) 2505, (iii) 2506, (iv) 2526, (v) 2527, (vi) 2528, (vii) 2529, and (viii) 2530.


Mr Hockey (Minister for Human Services) —The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:

(1)   For the year (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002, and (d) 2003 the number of people that received Newstart Allowance in the post code area (i) 2502, (ii) 2505, (iii) 2506, (iv) 2526, (v) 2527, (vi) 2528, (vii) 2529, and (viii) 2530 is shown in the following table:

POSTCODE AREA

2000

2001

2002

2003

2502

878

908

914

1,014

2505

335

331

355

384

2506

393

426

422

468

2526

336

340

354

400

2527

399

428

464

533

2528

1,202

1,288

1,334

1,435

2529

501

509

546

637

2530

874

905

981

1,066

(2)   For the year (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002, and (d) 2003 the average length of time that an individual was in receipt of Newstart in the electoral division of Throsby is shown in the following table:

2000

2001

2002

2003

Electoral Division of Throsby

797.9 days

795.9 days

818.0 days

795.1 days

(3)   For the year (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002, and (d) 2003 the average length of time that an individual was in receipt of Newstart Allowance in the post code area (i) 2502, (ii) 2505, (iii) 2506, (iv) 2526, (v) 2527, (vi) 2528, (vii) 2529, and (viii) 2530 is shown in the following table:

POSTCODE AREA

2000

2001

2002

2003

2502

890.8

907.6

959.5

932.4

2505

825.3

874.3

872.7

821.8

2506

833.8

807.1

906.8

878.9

2526

829.5

801.5

750.5

718.3

2527

689.9

704.9

690.8

654.1

2528

883.6

858.1

890.6

875.5

2529

682.4

706.8

703.4

677.8

2530

664.9

656.4

677.1

675.7

Note: Data source date for the tables above is 31 December 2004.

Note: Data source date for the tables above is 31 December 2004.