Electricity and heating

Companion Card

Centrelink and Department of Veterans’ Affairs Health Care Card

Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

Pensioner Concession Card

Seniors Card

Below is the list of concessions available in the electricity and heating category. To view each concession, click on its name. To expand or collapse the information for every concession use the links below:

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Electricity and heating

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  Electricity

  

  Pensioner Concession Card; Centrelink Health Care Card

  An all-year rebate of 111.70 cents per day from 1 July 2011 for regulated customers and from 13 July 2011 for Aurora Pay-As-You-Go customers is available to people who have a:

  • Centrelink or DVA Pensioner Concession Card
  • Centrelink Health Care Card

  The rebate will be increased in line with electricity price increases. People who become eligible for the rebate during the year must apply for the rebate. Contact Aurora Energy for more information.

  Eligible concession customers accessing Aurora Pay-As-You-Go do not pay the daily fixed charge.

  For more information:

  Phone: 1300 132 003
  Email: mail@auroraenergy.com.au
  Web: www.auroraenergy.com.au

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  Heating allowance

  

  Pensioner Concession Card

  An allowance of $56 a year is made to eligible pensioners to assist with heating costs. Payments of $28 are made in May and September.

  The allowance is available to people who hold a:

  • Centrelink or DVA Pensioner Concession Card.

  A single pensioner must not have more than $1,750* in cash assets and married/de facto pensioners must not have more than $2,750.*

  *Other conditions also apply.

  For more information:

  Phone: 1800 300 068
  Web: www.dhhs.tas.gov.au

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  Life support machine rebate

  

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

  The rebate for life support machines varies according to the type of machine installed, and is available to people who:

  • are eligible on medical grounds and have a life support machine installed
  • live with someone who uses a life support machine.

  The approved life support systems and per-day discounts, current as at 1 July 2011 are as follows:

  • Oxygen concentrator, 42.1811 cents per day
  • Peritoneal dialysis machine, 31.2958 cents per day
  • Haemo-dialysis machine, 31.2958 cents per day
  • Chronic positive pressure and airways regulator, 14.9675 cents per day
  • Respirator (iron lung), 55.788 cents per day
  • OXCP (combination of 1 and 4 above), 57.1486 cents per day
  • Phototherapy, 79.4888 cents per day

  For more information:

  Phone: 1300 132 003

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