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title: "Energy & bills support in Australia · unclaimd"
description: "Government help with electricity, gas & utilities: 45 reviewed federal, state and territory listings for individuals and households, each linked to its official source."
url: "https://unclaimd.org/support/energy-bills/"
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# Energy & bills support.

Government help with electricity, gas & utilities. We list 45 programs so far.

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- [Australia-wide 1](https://unclaimd.org/support/energy-bills/#in-australia)
- [Australian Capital Territory 5](https://unclaimd.org/support/energy-bills/#in-act)
- [New South Wales 8](https://unclaimd.org/support/energy-bills/#in-nsw)
- [Northern Territory 1](https://unclaimd.org/support/energy-bills/#in-nt)
- [Queensland 3](https://unclaimd.org/support/energy-bills/#in-qld)
- [South Australia 4](https://unclaimd.org/support/energy-bills/#in-sa)
- [Tasmania 5](https://unclaimd.org/support/energy-bills/#in-tas)
- [Victoria 11](https://unclaimd.org/support/energy-bills/#in-vic)
- [Western Australia 7](https://unclaimd.org/support/energy-bills/#in-wa)

## Australia-wide 1

[All Australia-wide support](https://unclaimd.org/support/australia/)

- **[Essential Medical Equipment Payment](https://unclaimd.org/support/national-essential-medical-equipment-payment/)** (Australia-wide · Payments). $203 a year to help with power costs for medical equipment, or heating and cooling needed for a medical condition. Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. servicesaustralia.gov.au.

## Australian Capital Territory 5

[All support in the ACT](https://unclaimd.org/support/act/)

- [Access to Electric Program](https://unclaimd.org/support/act-access-to-electric/) Full cost of gas-to-electric upgrades and ceiling insulation
- [Electricity, Gas and Water Rebate](https://unclaimd.org/support/act-utilities/) $800 in 2026–27
- [Home Energy Support Program rebates](https://unclaimd.org/support/act-home-energy-support/) Up to $5,000 in rebates
- [Life Support Rebate](https://unclaimd.org/support/act-life-support-rebate/) $150 in 2026–27
- [Home Energy Efficiency Program](https://unclaimd.org/support/act-home-energy-efficiency-program/) Free home visit and draught-proofing help

## New South Wales 8

[All support in New South Wales](https://unclaimd.org/support/nsw/)

- [Energy Accounts Payment Assistance (EAPA)](https://unclaimd.org/support/nsw-eapa/) Amount varies
- [NSW Family Energy Rebate](https://unclaimd.org/support/nsw-family-energy/) Up to $180
- [NSW Gas Rebate](https://unclaimd.org/support/nsw-gas-rebate/) Up to $110 a year, or $121 in some cases
- [NSW Life Support Energy Rebate](https://unclaimd.org/support/nsw-life-support-energy/) Amount varies
- [NSW Low Income Household Rebate](https://unclaimd.org/support/nsw-energy/) Up to $285 a year
- [NSW Medical Energy Rebate](https://unclaimd.org/support/nsw-medical-energy/) Up to $285 a year, or $313.50 in some cases
- [NSW Seniors Energy Rebate](https://unclaimd.org/support/nsw-seniors-energy/) $200 a year
- [Home Energy Saver](https://unclaimd.org/support/nsw-home-energy-saver/) Zero-interest loan up to $15,000 (discounts up to $4,000 coming soon)

## Northern Territory 1

[All support in the Northern Territory](https://unclaimd.org/support/nt/)

- [NT Concession Scheme](https://unclaimd.org/support/nt-concessions/) Up to $1,200 off power, $800 off water and more each year

## Queensland 3

[All support in Queensland](https://unclaimd.org/support/qld/)

- [Home Energy Emergency Assistance Scheme](https://unclaimd.org/support/qld-home-energy-emergency/) Up to $720, once every 2 years
- [Queensland Electricity Rebate](https://unclaimd.org/support/qld-electricity/) $399.47 a year
- [Reticulated Natural Gas Rebate](https://unclaimd.org/support/qld-gas-rebate/) $96.45 a year (GST included)

## South Australia 4

[All support in South Australia](https://unclaimd.org/support/sa/)

- [Energy bill concession](https://unclaimd.org/support/sa-energy-concession/) Up to $291.27 a year
- [Medical Heating and Cooling Concession](https://unclaimd.org/support/sa-medical-heating-cooling/) $291.27 a year
- [Residential park resident concession](https://unclaimd.org/support/sa-residential-park-concession/) Up to $823.51 a year (owners) or $488.47 (tenants)
- [Water and sewerage rate concession](https://unclaimd.org/support/sa-water-concession/) $304.12 to $484.80 a year off water (2026–27)

## Tasmania 5

[All support in Tasmania](https://unclaimd.org/support/tas/)

- [Embedded network electricity concessions](https://unclaimd.org/support/tas-embedded-network-electricity/) $673 a year low-income rebate, plus extra for medical needs (2026–27)
- [Heating Allowance](https://unclaimd.org/support/tas-heating-allowance/) $56 a year, paid in May and September
- [Medical cooling or heating concession](https://unclaimd.org/support/tas-medical-cooling-heating/) $201.54 a year (55.216 cents a day)
- [Tasmanian Annual Electricity Concession](https://unclaimd.org/support/tas-electricity/) About $673 a year (184.347 cents a day)
- [Water and sewerage concession](https://unclaimd.org/support/tas-water-sewerage-concession/) Up to $249.43 in 2026–27

## Victoria 11

[All support in Victoria](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic/)

- [Life Support Concession (electricity)](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic-life-support-electricity/) The cost of 1,880 kWh of electricity a year
- [Life Support Concession (water)](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic-life-support-water/) The cost of 168 kilolitres of water a year
- [Medical Cooling Concession](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic-medical-cooling/) An extra 17.5% off power costs, 1 November to 30 April
- [Non-mains Energy Concession](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic-non-mains-energy/) Up to $666 a year for each energy type (from $58, 2026 calendar year)
- [Non-Mains Life Support Concession](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic-life-support-concession/) $389 a year for electricity and $560 for water (2025–26 rates)
- [Solar Homes hot water rebate](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic-solar-hot-water-rebate/) Up to $1,000, or up to $1,400 for locally made products
- [Solar Homes solar panel (PV) rebate](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic-solar-panel-rebate/) Up to $1,400, plus an optional interest-free loan of the same amount
- [Utility Relief Grant Scheme](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic-utility-relief-grant/) Up to $650 per utility in two years ($1,300 for all-electric homes)
- [Victorian Annual Electricity Concession](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic-electricity/) 17.5% off your power bill
- [Water and Sewerage Concession](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic-water-sewerage/) 50% off, up to $372.10 a year (2025–26)
- [Winter Gas Concession](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic-winter-gas/) 17.5% off mains gas bills, 1 May to 31 October

## Western Australia 7

[All support in Western Australia](https://unclaimd.org/support/wa/)

- [Account Establishment Fee Rebate (electricity)](https://unclaimd.org/support/wa-account-establishment-fee-rebate/) Covers the fee to open a new power account
- [Air Conditioning Rebate](https://unclaimd.org/support/wa-air-conditioning-rebate/) $78.98 a month for 2 to 10 months a year (2026–27)
- [Busselton Water pensioner and seniors concession](https://unclaimd.org/support/wa-busselton-water-concession/) Up to 50% off (pensioners) or 25% (Seniors Card only)
- [Dependent Child Rebate (electricity)](https://unclaimd.org/support/wa-dependent-child-rebate/) $396.56 a year, plus $103.91 for each extra child (2026–27)
- [Energy Assistance Payment](https://unclaimd.org/support/wa-energy-assistance-payment/) $377.14 a year (2026–27)
- [Hardship Utility Grant Scheme (HUGS)](https://unclaimd.org/support/wa-hugs/) Up to $640 a year (up to $1,060 north of the 26th parallel)
- [WA Residential Battery Scheme](https://unclaimd.org/support/wa-residential-battery-scheme/) Up to $1,300 (Synergy) or $3,800 (Horizon Power)

## Other topics

- [Healthcare](https://unclaimd.org/support/healthcare/)
- [Transport](https://unclaimd.org/support/transport/)
- [Children & family](https://unclaimd.org/support/family/)
- [Housing](https://unclaimd.org/support/housing/)
- [Work & income](https://unclaimd.org/support/work-income/)
- [Seniors & carers](https://unclaimd.org/support/seniors-carers/)
- [Unclaimed money](https://unclaimd.org/support/unclaimed-money/)

## Help by place

- [Australia-wide](https://unclaimd.org/support/australia/)
- [Australian Capital Territory](https://unclaimd.org/support/act/)
- [New South Wales](https://unclaimd.org/support/nsw/)
- [Northern Territory](https://unclaimd.org/support/nt/)
- [Queensland](https://unclaimd.org/support/qld/)
- [South Australia](https://unclaimd.org/support/sa/)
- [Tasmania](https://unclaimd.org/support/tas/)
- [Victoria](https://unclaimd.org/support/vic/)
- [Western Australia](https://unclaimd.org/support/wa/)

## Official finders

Each government has its own finder. They may show help we have not listed.

[See every official finder](https://unclaimd.org/sources/)

We have not listed every program yet. The official finders may show more.

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