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Companion Card

Companion Card

Services Australia Health Care Card

Services Australia Health Care Card

Services Australia Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

Services Australia Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

Services Australia Pensioner Concession Card

Services Australia Pensioner Concession Card

Seniors Card

Seniors Card

Department of Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Concession Card

Department of Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Concession Card

Department of Veterans’ Affairs Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

Department of Veterans’ Affairs Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

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

    ELECTRICITY

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    • Annual electricity concession

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      Department of Human Services Pension Concession Card; Department of Human Services Health Care Card; Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria; Department of Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Concession Card

      The annual electricity concession provides a daily discount to eligible customers as a cents per day rate. The current concession is 140.740 cents per day.

      Eligible cards are:

      • Services Australia or DVA Pensioner Concession Card
      • Services Australia Health Care Card
      • ImmiCard (Bridging Visa E).

      To apply for the annual electricity concession, eligible customers should contact their electricity retailer by telephone or complete the Application Form

      For more information contact your authorised retailer.

      Currently retailing in Tasmania:

      Aurora Energy
      Phone: 1300 132 003
      Email: customer.service@auroraenergy.com.au
      Web: www.auroraenergy.com.au

      1st Energy  ​
      Phone: 1300 426 594 (8:30am - 6:00pm Monday to Friday)
      Email: support@1stenergy.com.au
      Web: https://1stenergy.com.au/

      For King and Flinders Island residents please contact Momentum Energy

      Momentum Energy
      Phone: 1300 662 778
      Email: info@momentum.com.au
      Web: https://www.momentumenergy.com.au

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    • Heating allowance

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      Department of Human Services Pension Concession Card; Department of Veterans' Affairs 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:

      • Services Australia 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:

      Department of Communities Tasmania
      Phone:       1800 300 068
      Web: www.communities.tas.gov.au

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    • Life support concession

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      Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

      The life support concession provides a daily discount to eligible customers who use an approved life support system or who live with someone who uses such a system in their principal place of residence.

      The approved devices and current rates are:

      • Oxygen concentrator, 104.314 cents per day
      • Peritoneal dialysis machine, 77.395 cents per day
      • Haemo-dialysis machine, 77.395 cents per day
      • Chronic positive pressure and airways regulator, 37.015 cents per day
      • Continuous positive airways pressure machine, 37.015 cents per day
      • Respirator (iron lung), 137.964 cents per day
      • Combination oxygen concentrator and chronic positive pressure and airways regulator, 141.329 cents per day
      • Phototherapy machine, 196.577  cents per day
      • Left ventricular assist device, 37.015 cents per day

      To apply for this concession, eligible customers need to complete the Application Form and have it certified by their medical practitioner before submitting it to their electricity retailer.

      For more information contact your authorised retailer.

      Currently retailing in Tasmania:

      Aurora Energy
      Phone:       1300 132 003 (8:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday to Friday)
      Email: customer.service@auroraenergy.com.au
      Web:       www.auroraenergy.com.au

      1st Energy  ​
      Phone: 1300 426 594 (8:30am - 6:00pm Monday to Friday)
      Email: support@1stenergy.com.au
      Web: https://1stenergy.com.au/

      Momentum Energy (King and Flinders Island residents only)
      Phone: 1300 662 778 (8:00 am - 7:00 pm Monday to Friday AEST)
      Email: info@momentum.com.au
      Web: https://www.momentumenergy.com.au

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    • Medical cooling or heating concession

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      Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

      The medical cooling or heating concession provides a daily discount to eligible customers who have, or who live with a person who has, a medical condition that requires the cooling or heating of the customer's principal place of residence in order to manage that medical condition. The current concession is 42.155 cents per day.

      To apply for this concession, eligible customers need to complete the Application Form and have it certified by their medical practitioner before submitting it to their electricity retailer.

      As well as meeting the medical requirements, you must also have a Services Australia or DVA Pensioner Concession Card, or a Services Australia Health Care Card.

      For more information contact your authorised retailer.

      Currently retailing in Tasmania:

      Aurora Energy
      Phone:       1300 132 003 (8:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday to Friday)
      Email: customer.service@auroraenergy.com.au
      Web: www.auroraenergy.com.au

      1st Energy  ​
      Phone: 1300 426 594 (8:30am - 6:00pm Monday to Friday)
      Email: support@1stenergy.com.au
      Web: https://1stenergy.com.au/

      Momentum Energy (King and Flinders Island residents only)
      Phone: 1300 662 778 (8:00 am - 7:00 pm Monday to Friday AEST)
      Email: info@momentum.com.au
      Web: https://www.momentumenergy.com.au

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