Victorian Government Power Savings Bonus Still Available
The Victorian Government Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning are currently offering a $250 Power Savings Bonus through the Vic Energy Compare website to eligible households to assist with energy bills stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
You will need your: • Centrelink Customer Reference Number • a copy of one of your recent electricity bills to complete the application. (You can choose to either upload a copy of your electricity bill to your application or enter the details from the bill manually into the online form).
Eligible households are those that have a Victorian residential electricity account and either a: • Centrelink Pension Concession Card • Department of Veterans Affairs Pensioner Concession Card • Department of Veterans Affairs Gold Card • or are in receipt of JobSeeker, Youth Allowance Abstudy or Austudy. This is a one-off payment, but if you have not applied already, you can apply online by visiting: https://compare. energy.vic.gov.au/
Click on the grey button labelled ‘Submit a Power Saving Bonus Application’ and follow the prompts. As one of our residents remarked, “The application takes (literally) 5 minutes. You get an email confirming the application, then an email notifying you when you have been approved, then you go to a secure section of the government website to give your bank account details!”
Need assistance?
Housing Choices Community Development Team: Phone : 1300 312 447 Email: communitydevelopentvic @hcau.org.au
If you need any assistance completing your application, please contact the Housing Choices Victoria Community Development Team via the details below. We are even able to lodge an application on your behalf if you don’t have regular or reliable access to the internet, an email address or are unfamiliar with online forms. We just need a copy of your recent electricity bill (which you can send to us via mail, photo text or email) and we can obtain your consent over the phone to apply on your behalf.
Mail: Community Development Team
Housing Choices Australia Level 3, 350 Queen Street Melbourne 3000
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