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.
Winter energy concession vic.
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.
This concession is available from 1 may to 31 october each year up to a cap of 270 41 gst inclusive.
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 concession is available over the winter period of 1 may to 31 october each year.
Who can get it.
From 1 july 2012 a threshold for gas concessions was introduced to take into account the commonwealth s carbon tax compensation.
You may get relief if you are facing unexpected hardship and unable to pay your energy and water bills.
You must have either pensioner concession card health care card veterans affairs gold card.
This is calculated as a daily rate on each bill.
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.
17 5 per cent of gas usage and service costs.
We have made available a variety of financial assistance and planning services to help low income victorian households.
Discount energy saving products and services.
The victorian government also administers in partnership with community sector organisations the energy and water taskforce program.
Low income victorians have available a variety of concessions and benefits to help pay their energy bills.
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.
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.
It doesn t apply to the first 62 40 of concession card holders winter gas bills and is capped at an amount of 265 97 gst incl.
This concession is calculated at the rate of 17 5 off your gas energy usage and supply charges minus 0 06523 gst incl per day and is applied after any agl discounts.
The concession does not apply to the first 62 40 of the six month winter period bills.
Excess energy concession the excess energy concession was introduced by the victorian government in december 2013 to address fraud and misuse of the annual electricity concession and winter gas concession and to ensure that those concessions are better targeted to those most in need of assistance.
The concession does not apply to the first 62 40 of the six month winter period bills.
