Australian Energy Bill Relief 2023.
Some Australian households will be eligible for a rebate on their Electricity bills in 2023/24
This was announced in the 2023-24 Australian Federal Budget, to compensate for the unacceptable energy price rises because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
This rebate will be available to those people on various Centrelink benefits, and will vary in each State.
From July 2023, this plan will deliver up to $500 in electricity bill relief for those eligible households.
The average is expected to be about $230.
This measure will end on 30 June 2024.
People will generally be eligible for the energy bill relief through this measure if they:
– have a Pensioner Concession Card (including those issued by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA))
– have a Health Care Card (including Low Income Health Care Card)
– have a DVA Gold Card
– have a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (including those issued by DVA)
– get Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A or B, or
– get Carer Allowance
The energy rebate for the year:
NSW: $500 energy rebate.
QLD: $500 energy rebate, which will be paid quarterly from 1 July 2023. It will automatically go to Queensland households already benefiting from the Queensland Government’s $372 Electricity Rebate Scheme. More information: Energy Bill Relief 2023
SA: $500 energy rebate.
Tas: $250 per annum for two years.
WA: $350 energy rebate.
NT: $350 energy rebate.
Vic: $250 energy rebate in addition to the existing $250 Power Saving Bonus.
ACT: $175 energy rebate.