Electricity
Below is the list of concessions available in the electricity category. To view each concession, click on its name. To expand or collapse the information for every concession use the button below:
Electricity
Annual electricity concession
The annual electricity concession provides a daily discount to eligible customers as a cents per day rate. The current concession is 184.347 cents per day and available to:
- Eligible concession card holders.
- ImmiCard (Bridging Visa E) holders.
To apply for the annual electricity concession, eligible customers should contact their electricity retailer by telephone or complete the Application Form.
For more information
Contact your electricity retailer.
Embedded network electricity concessions
Embedded network electricity concessions
Introduction
The Tasmanian Government provides electricity concessions to eligible residents who live in an embedded electricity network and do not receive an electricity concession from an electricity retailer or embedded network operator.
Embedded networks may operate in retirement villages, caravan parks and residential complexes where the site owner or network operator supplies and bills residents for electricity.
Available concessions
Eligible residents can apply for one or more of the following concessions:
Concession | Amount per year* | Application Form |
Low-income embedded network electricity rebate | $673.00 | Embedded network |
Medical cooling or heating concession - embedded network | $202.00 | Medical cooling and heating concession |
Life support concession - embedded network | Per device schedule^ | Life support concession | State Revenue Office Tasmania |
Only one payment for each concession type can be made to a household in each financial year.
The 2026-27 rates apply to applications made by 30 June 2027.
General Eligibility
To be eligible you must:
- live in a residential property supplied with electricity through an embedded network
- use the property as your principal place of residence
- be named on the electricity bill issued by the embedded network operator
- have an individually metered electricity connection
- receive an itemised bill showing the residential address, meter details, electricity use and charges
- not receive an electricity concession from an electricity retailer or embedded network operator.
Applicants will be required to provide evidence of their general eligibility, which will be validated each year of the program.
You are not eligible if you pay a fixed amount for electricity as part of your rent.
You must apply and provide evidence of your eligibility each financial year.
Additional eligibility requirements
Low-income embedded network electricity rebate
You must hold one of the following:
- a low-income Health Care Card issued by Services Australia
- a Pensioner Concession Card issued by Services Australia or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs
- an eligible Bridging E visa ImmiCard
- a Tasmanian Concession Card for community detention.
Medical cooling or heating concession
You or someone who lives with you must:
- have an eligible medical condition that requires cooling or heating
- hold a low-income Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card issued by Services Australia
- have the medical condition certified by a medical practitioner.
Life support concession
You or someone who lives with you must use an approved home-based life support device at your principal place of residence.
A medical practitioner must certify that the device is required.
What you need to apply
You will need to provide:
- evidence of your identity and eligibility
- a recent itemised electricity bill from your embedded network operator
- any required medical certification
- bank account details in your name
- a bank statement or account confirmation letter verifying those details.
For medical concessions, download the relevant form and ask your medical practitioner to complete it:
- Medical cooling or heating concession medical certification form
- Life support concession medical certification form
Medical certification for the medical cooling or heating concession and life support concession is generally valid for four years.
We may contact you if we need more information to assess your application.
How to apply
You can apply:
- online for an embedded network electricity concession
- in person at a Service Tasmania service centre using a paper application form.
If applying in person, take your completed application form and supporting documents to Service Tasmania.
Find a Service Tasmania service centre
More information
Life Support System Eligible Devices | Amount per year* |
Oxygen Concentrator | $499.00 |
Peritoneal dialysis machine | $371.00 |
Haemodialysis machine | $371.00 |
Chronic positive pressure and airways regulator | $177.00 |
Continuous positive airways pressure machine | $177.00 |
Respirator (iron lung) | $660.00 |
Combination oxygen concentrator and chronic positive pressure and airways regulator | $676.00 |
Phototherapy machine | $940.00 |
Left ventricular assist device | $177.00 |
Nebuliser machine (mains powered only) | $51.00 |
Contact
Department of Premier and Cabinet
Community Programs
Phone: 1300 135 513
Email: grants@dpac.tas.gov.au
Heating allowance
The Heating Allowance is a payment of $56 per year paid in two payments of $28. Payments are made under the Pensioners (Heating Allowances) Act 1971.
Eligibility:
- Means tested (income and assests).
- Hold eligible concession card.
A single pensioner cannot have more than $1 750* in cash assets and married/de facto pensioners cannot have more than $2 750.*
*Other conditions also apply.
Apply online or by requesting a form by email or phone.
For more information:
Department of Premier and Cabinet
Phone: 1800 300 068
Email: heatingallowance@dpac.tas.gov.au
Web: Heating allowance
Life support concession
The life support concession is a daily discount to eligible people who use an approved life support system, or who live with someone who uses one in their main home.
The approved devices and current discounts per day are:
- Oxygen concentrator - 136.636 cents
- Peritoneal dialysis machine - 101.376 cents
- Haemodialysis machine - 101.376 cents
- Chronic positive pressure and airways regulator - 48.484 cents
- Continuous positive airways pressure machine - 48.484 cents
- Respirator (iron lung) -180.711 cents
- Combination oxygen concentrator and chronic positive pressure and airways regulator - 185.120 cents
- Phototherapy machine - 257.485 cents
- Left ventricular assist device - 48.484 cents
- Nebuliser machine (main powered only) - 13.702 cents.
To apply, complete the Application Form and have it certified by your medical practitioner, then submit it to your electricity retailer.
For more information
Contact your electricity retailer.
Medical cooling or heating concession
The medical cooling or heating concession is a daily discount to eligible customers who have, or who live with a person who has, a medical condition that requires the cooling or heating of their main home to manage that medical condition.
The current concession is 55.216 cents per day.
To apply, complete the Application Form, have it certified by your medical practitioner then submit it to your electricity retailer.
For more information
Contact your authorised retailer.
Key
These icons will help you locate the concessions available to you:
Services Australia Pensioner Concession Card
Services Australia Health Care Card
Services Australia Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
Seniors Card
Companion Card
Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria
Department of Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Concession Card
Department of Veterans’ Affairs Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Cards - Orange
Department of Veterans’ Affairs Veteran Cards - Gold
Department of Veterans’ Affairs Veteran Cards - White