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title: "Dependent Child Rebate (electricity), Western Australia · unclaimd"
description: "Extra money off your power bill if your children are listed on your concession card. $396.56 a year, plus $103.91 for each extra child (2026–27). Check the conditions and apply on wa.gov.au."
url: "https://unclaimd.org/support/wa-dependent-child-rebate/"
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# Dependent Child Rebate (electricity)

Extra money off your power bill if your children are listed on your concession card.

- Support available: $396.56 a year, plus $103.91 for each extra child (2026–27)
- Type of support: Money off a bill

[Visit official site](https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/energy-policy-wa/household-energy-pricing-and-payment-support)

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## What you need to check

You get this on top of the Energy Assistance Payment. You need a Pensioner Concession Card, Health Care Card or Veterans’ Affairs Gold Card, and your children must be listed on that card. For 2026–27 it is $396.56 a year for the first child.

This is a short summary. Other rules may apply, like income or where you live. Check the full rules with the agency that runs it.

## About this source

We last reviewed this listing on 5 Nov 2026. We last checked the official page on 5 Nov 2026.

Our automatic check only sees whether the page is there or has changed. It is not a check of the rules.

## How to apply

Read the full rules and apply through the official government website.

[Visit official site](https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/energy-policy-wa/household-energy-pricing-and-payment-support)

www.wa.gov.au

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