Discretionary Payment Data

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The Department of Finance released data on discretionary payment claims covering waiver of debt and act of grace applications from July 2012 to June 2025. Over the 13-year period, Finance received 12,862 total claims, approving 2,714 in full and 399 in part. Approval rates varied significantly by financial year, with notable spikes in 2023-24 (718 full approvals) and 2024-25 (304 full approvals). Act of grace claims consistently outnumbered waiver of debt approvals, particularly in recent years. A separate dataset tracked family and domestic violence or coercive control-tagged claims from July 2023 onwards, showing 67 total claims received, with only one approved in full during 2024-25. The data suggests Finance manages a substantial volume of discretionary payment applications, with approval patterns reflecting changing policy or administrative priorities across the period