Aussies on Centrelink can get an automated rebate on their electrical energy payments in the event that they select.
Services Australia mentioned Centrelink recipients ought to quickly obtain a letter outlining the right way to give Services Australia consent to share their particulars with their electrical energy invoice retailer.
“Once your electricity retailer has confirmed your Centrelink details with us, they will pay you automatically,” Services Australia mentioned.
“You will get your rebate automatically if you get a state energy concession or live in Queensland or Western Australia.”
What would my rebate be?
How a lot you get and if you get it, will depend upon the place you reside.
Households in New South Wales can get a one-off $500 bill-relief fee within the 2023-24 monetary 12 months.
Eligible Victorian households can get $250 in invoice reduction.
In Queensland, eligible weak households who obtain the $372 Queensland Electricity Rebate will mechanically obtain a $700 Cost of Living Rebate on their electrical energy invoice in 2023-24, bringing their whole reduction to $1,072.
All different Queensland households will mechanically obtain a $550 Cost of Living Rebate on their electrical energy invoice in 2023-24.
Eligible households in South Australia will stand up to $500 a 12 months (paid as a quarterly quantity of $125).
In Western Australia, households eligible for the WA Energy Concession Extension Scheme (ECES) or the Energy Assistance Payment (EAP) may stand up to $500 in invoice reduction. This is along with your ECES or EAP funds. All different households can stand up to $400 in invoice reduction.
Eligible households within the Northern Territory can get $350 in invoice reduction from July 1, 2023.
Eligible households within the ACT can get $175 in invoice reduction.
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