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Question and Answer Tracking Details

6995 - Treasurer - PIAWE REMEDIATION PROGRAM

Mookhey, Daniel to the Minister for Finance and Small Business representing the Treasurer

(1) How much has iCare spent on advertising the Pre-Injury Average Weekly Earnings (PIAWE) remediation program to date?

(2) What specific outlets were used to advertise the PIAWE remediation program?

(a) For each specific outlet:

(i) What different platforms were used?

(ii) How much was spent on each different platform?

(3) How many inquiries has iCare received in relation to the PIAWE remediation program following iCare’s advertising campaign, disaggregated by month?

(4) How many claimants have been repaid as part of the PIAWE remediation program to date, disaggregated by month?

(5) What is the value re-paid to claimants as part of the PIAWE remediation program to date, disaggregated by month?

(6) How many assessments under the PIAWE remediation program have been undertaken, disaggregated by month?

(7) Disaggregated by month, of the assessments undertaken in the PIAWE remediation program:

(a) How many were found to be an overpayment?

(b) How many were found to be an underpayment?

(c) How many found nil errors?

(d) How many were not entitled to progress to a review due to a:

(i) Statutory binding PIAWE review?

(ii) Lump sum settlement?

(e) How many had insufficient information?

(f) How many are pending a decision?

(8) How many assessments that initially had insufficient information, have been remediated?

Answer -

(1) $ 230,857.71

(2) 

Channel

Cost

Pilot Regional Media Awareness Media

 

Planning/Booking/SOW (Havas Media)

$2,170.00

Facebook link ad targeting Dubbo, Tweed, Coffs Harbour and Lachlan

$12,519.94

Social Display ads targeting Dubbo region

$4,490.00

Social Digital Display ads (programmatic) targeting Tweed Valley

$4,490.00

Social Digital Display ads (programmatic) targeting Lachlan

Valley

$4,490.00

Radio - Hit 93.05 (Dubbo)

$5,280.00

Radio - Radio 97am (Tweed)

$9,000.00

Radio 2LF (Lachlan Valley)

$4,680.00

Daily Liberal (Dubbo) Print ad

$1,591.00

Cowra Guardian (Lachlan Valley) Print ad

$1,263.00

NSW Media Awareness

 

Planning/Booking/SOW (Havas Media)

$9,730.00

SMH print ad

$7,415.00

SMH print ad

$7,415.00

Daily telegraph print ad

$8,170.67

Metro Radio ads (15" and 30" spots)

$57,542.10

Regional Radio ads (15" and 30" spots)

$36,164.00

Social media advertising (programmatic, link ads, Playground XYZ)

$54,447.00

(3) 

Month

Media enquiries Count

Nov-20

18

Dec-20

16

Jan-21

34

Feb-21

33

Mar-21

43

Apr-21

18

May-21

592

Jun-21

588

Up to 23 July 2021

94

 

(4-5) 

Month

# claimants repaid

$ Value repaid

Aug-20

1

$331.70

Sep-20

3

$1,027.89

Oct-20

3

$3,186.43

Nov-20

2

$56,857.77

Dec-20

1

$201.68

Jan-21

2

$3,656.16

Feb-21

12

$194,137.63

Mar-21

15

$219,194.33

Apr-21

6

$14,020.28

May-21

15

$72,425.03

Jun-21

15

$108,568.55

Jul-21

19

$225,906.50

TOTAL

94

$899,513.95

(6) I am advised this information is not available by month. Since the start of the program a total of 8,482 assessments have been completed (as at 23 July 2021).

(7) I am advised that this information is not recorded by month. The following numbers are from the start of the program, and as at 23 July 2021.

(a) 137

(b) 243

(c) 1,081

(d) 416 no further liability

(e) 5,451

(f) 392

(8) Nil as at 23 July 2021.


Question asked on 27 July 2021 (session 57-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 549
Answer received on 17 August 2021 and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 564