Winter Energy Concession

This concession is available from 1 may to 31 october each year up to a cap of 270 41 gst inclusive.

Winter energy concession.

Winter energy concession entitlement is a discount of 17 5 off energy usage and supply charges on residential household gas bills during the winter months of 1 may to 31 october of each year. Low income victorians have available a variety of concessions and benefits to help pay their energy bills. The electricity and or gas account is billed on a domestic tariff. Commonwealth seniors health card.

Winter gas concession discounts on gas bills are available for eligible concession card holders to help ease the cost of living during the winter months. The winter gas concession provides a 17 5 per cent discount off your gas usage and service costs from 1 may to 31 october each year. Service to property charge concession if your electricity usage bill is lower than the service charge concession card holders can have the service charge reduced to the usage cost. The government provides a range of energy concessions and relief grants to low income groups for electricity gas and lpg to assist with energy affordability.

From 1 july 2012 a threshold for gas concessions was introduced to take into account the commonwealth s carbon tax compensation. We have made available a variety of financial assistance and planning services to help low income victorian households. Service to property concession. Both the annual electricity concession and winter gas concession have a yearly rebate cap.

This is calculated as a daily rate on each bill. Discount energy saving products and. A concession can be claimed if. These concessions include a year round discount of 17 5 per cent on mains electricity and a winter concession of 17 5 per cent for mains gas usage from 1 may to 31 october.

The winter gas concession is currently calculated at the rate of 17 5 off energy usage and supply costs after deducting any retailer ongoing discounts and a deduction of 0 06523 gst inclusive per day. You may get relief if you are facing unexpected hardship and unable to pay your energy and. For more information on these and other concessions and benefits contact the concessions information line on 1800 658 521 or visit the department of health and human services. Households with very high bills over 1 587 82 in the period from 1 may to 31 october 2018 will need to apply for the excess gas concession to continue to receive a concession on their bill.

The concession does not apply to the first 62 40 of the six month winter period bills. The following cards are ineligible for the winter energy concession.