The Energy Bill Concession helps eligible South Australian households on low or fixed incomes with the cost of energy bills for their principal place of residence. The energy bill concessions are a South Australia Government scheme.

What you need to know

> South Australia residential Members can receive up to $223.01 per year (GST inclusive) to cover both electricity and gas payments.

> To be eligible, you must live at the property

> You must be listed first on the electricity bill (if your name is not listed first, ring Powerclub and we will update your account)

> You must hold an eligible concession card or receive an eligible Centrelink payment

> You mustn't live with anyone who has an income of more than $3,000 per year, unless they get an allowance from Centrelink or the Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA), or is your spouse, domestic partner or dependent.

Eligible Cards

> Pensioner Concession Card

> DVA Gold Card (Totally and Permanently Incapacitated (TPI) and Extreme Disablement Adjustment (EDA), War Widow, issued to a person with 80 or more overall impairment points under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004)

> Low Income Health Care Card

> Commonwealth Seniors Health Care Card

Eligible Centrelink payments

> Newstart Allowance

> Sickness Allowance

> Widow Allowance

> Youth Allowance

> Partner Allowance

> Parenting Payment

> Special Benefit

> Community Development Project (CDP)

> New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS)

> ABSTUDY

> Austudy

> Farm Household Allowance

> War widow pension under legislation of the United Kingdom or New Zealand.

If you're switching to Powerclub, you must:

> be listed first on your electricity bill

> ensure the details match your Centrelink or Department of Veterans’ Affairs card.

Energy retailers in South Australia cannot transfer your concession so you must contact ConcessionsSA once you receive your first electricity bill from Powerclub. The ConcessionsSA Hotline is 1800 307 758

The Medical Heating and Cooling Concession Scheme has been implemented to assist fixed or low-income South Australians who require frequent ongoing use of heating or cooling appliances in their homes, to prevent the worsening of their existing condition.

What you need to know

> You'll receive the rebate as approximately $223.01 per/year.

> This concession is calculated at a daily rate, and the amount of concession on each bill will vary according to the billing period.

Eligibility Criteria

You must:

> be a South Australia resident and

> have a qualifying medical condition and need cooling or heating to stop your symptoms becoming significantly worse. Qualifying medical conditions include multiple sclerosis, autonomic system dysfunction, loss of skin integrity or sweating capacity, severe compromise of functioning such as mobility at extremes of environmental temperature and hypersensitivity to extremes of environmental temperature leading to increased pain or other discomfort or an increased risk of complications and

> live at your principal place of residence, which has an air-conditioning or heating unit.

Application

To receive an application form or more information, please visit the SA Government website here, alternatively call the DHS ConcessionSA Hotline on 1800 307 758.

Members experiencing payment difficulty may be able to receive assistance from the Department of Human Services (DHS). To discuss these schemes or request the application form, visit the DHS website or call the DHS ConcessionsSA Hotline on 1800 307 758