Energy rebates for eligible Queensland residents

To get a $340.85 rebate on your energy bill, you must live in Queensland, be the electricity account holder and live alone or only with certain people. You must also have either of these:

• Health Care Card
• Pensioner Concession Card.

You aren’t eligible to get the electricity rebate if you have either of these:

• Foster Child Health Care Card
• Commonwealth Seniors Health Care Card.

You may be able to get the electricity rebate if you have either of these:

• Low Income Health Care Card
• Ex-Carer Allowance (Child) Health Care Card.

You’ll usually have a Health Care Card if you get any of the following payments:

• ABSTUDY Living Allowance
• Austudy
• Carer Allowance if you care for a child under 16
• Carer Payment for short term care under 6 months
• Family Tax Benefit Part A at the maximum rate
• Farm Household Allowance
• JobSeeker Payment
• Mobility Allowance if you don’t get Disability Support Pension
• Parenting Payment partnered
• Partner Allowance
• Special Benefit
• Widow Allowance
• Youth Allowance.

You’ll have a Pensioner Concession Card if you get any of the following payments:

• Age Pension
• Carer Payment
• Disability Support Pension
• JobSeeker Payment or Youth Allowance and are single, caring for a dependent child and looking for work
• Parenting Payment single.

Next steps

Visit the Queensland Government website to find out if you’re eligible and how to apply.