Cost of Living Concession

82 The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (16 June 2020). As at 3 June 2020, how many of the one-off $500 payments under the Cost of Living Concession had been made and how many remain to be paid?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier): I have been advised:

As at 3 June 2020, 16,661 payments of $500 had been made to eligible Cost of Living Concession (COLC) recipients, totalling $8,330,500. The approved payments included:

11,775 customers who received the 2019-20 COLC, totalling $5,887,500.

4,886 customers newly eligible for the COLC, totalling $2,443,000.

1,706 applications were in the process of assessment to determine eligibility.