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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2023-03-07T14:15:00+10:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Personal Hardship Emergency Grant</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Personal Hardship Emergency Grant</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2023-03-07T03:45:00+10:30" qonNum="225">
            <name>Personal Hardship Emergency Grant</name>
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          <inserted>225 <by role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c">The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) </by>().9 February 2023).  Can the minister advise:</inserted>
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          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;What is the minimum number of days that must be spent in the residence to qualify for the personal hardship emergency grant? </inserted>
        </text>
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          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;What criteria will establish eligibility for the personal hardship emergency grant?</inserted>
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      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development</name>
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            <name>Minister for Forest Industries</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2023-03-07T03:45:00+10:30" qonNum="225">
            <name>Personal Hardship Emergency Grant</name>
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            <by role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d">The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries):</by>  I am advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>The criteria used to establish eligibility for the personal hardship emergency grant is:</inserted>
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          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;The applicant's principal place of residence has been impacted by an emergency event. The applicant must be able to provide evidence the address is their primary place of residence, by way of a driver's licence, utilities bill, rates notice or similar; and </inserted>
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          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;The applicant is not able to meet their own immediate and essential needs (e.g., food, clothing, toiletries, medication, etc.).</inserted>
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          <inserted>There is no minimum number of days that an applicant must have spent in their residence in order to qualify for the personal hardship emergency grant.</inserted>
        </text>
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