Energy Bill Relief Fund

The Tasmanian and Commonwealth Governments partnered to deliver cost of living relief through lower energy bills delivered through the Energy Bill Relief Fund. Through the fund, eligible households can receive $250 of electricity bill rebates in 2024-25. The rebates will come as two separate bill discounts of $125 applied in the first and fourth quarter of 2024-25.

Eligibility:

The electricity account holder must, on 1 July 2024, be a recipient or holder of:

An eligible concession card.
Family Tax Benefit (FTB) A and B.
Carer Allowance.

Households that are eligible for the rebate but not eligible for the Annual Electricity Concession, should contact their retailer to register.

Customers that are currently eligible and verified with their retailer to receive the Annual Electricity Concession are automatically eligible for the Energy Bill Relief Rebate. These customers will receive their rebate automatically from their retailer in the first quarter bill from 1 July 2024.

If you are eligible for the Annual Electricity Concession, but do not currently receive it, please contact your electricity retailer to register.

Once registered, your electricity retailer will automatically apply:

A $125 rebate in the September quarter 2024.
A $125 rebate in the June quarter of 2025.

If you don’t receive electricity from an electricity retailer and are on an embedded network (for instance you receive electricity via your landlord in a caravan park or retirement home or village) you are still eligible and will need to apply for the rebate as a grant payment through the Department of State Growth. Further information for embedded network customers is available from the website.