昆州,南澳能源补助大解析,Discover Energy可以为你获取哪些补贴呢?

澳洲作为福利国家之一,会给一些需要帮助的人群提供各种不同的优惠补贴。上周我们介绍了新南威尔士政府给的一些福利补贴, 点击回顾。

这周就为居住在昆士兰和阿德莱德的客户分析, 如果您符合领取政府福利的条件,Discover Energy可以代表昆州和南澳政府帮助您获取的各种优惠。

QLD 昆士兰州

QLD(昆士兰州)的能源援助计划有4种, DE可以为我们的客户申请3种援助计划,包括:

  • 电费返款(Electricity Rebate)
  • 家庭能源经济援助(Home Energy Emergency Assistance – HEEA)
  • 电力资产所有权红利(Electricity Asset Ownership Dividend)

以下这2种援助则需要符合条件的居民在政府网站申请:

  • 医疗冷暖电力优惠计划(Medical Cooling and Heating Electricity Concession Scheme)
  • 生命维持设备优惠计划(Electricity Life Support Concession Scheme)

现在,就手把手一步步的教你如何获得政府的能源援助:

电费返款(electricity rebate)

STEP 1 检查是否符合申请条件

获得该项补助需要满足以下四个条件:

1.居住在QLD昆士兰州

2.在自己的名下拥有电力账户

3.该账户的地址是主要的地址

4.拥有以下其中一张卡:

  • Centrelink或退伍军人事务部颁发的退休优惠卡(Pensioner Concession Card)
  • Centrelink医疗保健卡(Centrelink Health Care Card)
  • 昆士兰政府老年卡 (Queensland Government Seniors Card)
  • 具有寻求庇护身份的过桥签证持有人(Bridging Visa Holders, with Asylum Seeker status)
  • 退伍军人事务部颁发的金卡标记为因为战争牺牲的军人家属;完全永久丧失工作能力或极端残疾的人士(Department of Veterans’ Affairs Gold Card marked for recipients of War Widow or War Widower, Totally and PermanentlyIncapacitated rate or Extreme Disablement Adjustment rate pensions)

STEP 2 提供资料给Discover Energy

当您满足以上条件,您只需要将您符合申请条件的卡提供给Discover Energy的能源客服。

STEP 3 获取能源补助

可以选择$340.85 每年或者$0.8489 (GST excl) 每天的电费返款援助。这个返款援助金额会直接体现在您Discover Energy第一能源的电费账单中。

家庭能源经济援助(Home Energy Emergency Assistance – HEEA)STEP 1 检查是否符合申请条件

适用于由于不可预见的紧急情况或短期金融危机而导致无法支付电费或网状天然气账单的昆士兰州家庭。这是一次性的紧急援助,可帮助您支付家庭电费。每2年一次最多支付$ 720。

账单不需要是申请人姓名,但是申请人要有责任去支付这个账单, 而且必须满足以下条件中的一项:

  • 拥有一张政府发放的优惠卡(concession card)
  • 收入等于或少于澳洲政府部分年龄退休人员的最高收入比率。请联系Centrelink了解最大收入比率的详细信息。
  • 向能源零售商申请了支付困难计划

STEP 2 提供资料给Discover Energy

当您满足以上条件,您只需要将您符合申请条件材料提供给Discover Energy的能源客服。

STEP 3 获取能源补助

这项补贴属于一次性紧急援助,每两年最多可获得$720的援助。 

电力资产所有权红利(Electricity Asset Ownership Dividend)

STEP 1 检查是否符合申请条件

由于昆士兰州的电力资产属于公共资产, 所以昆士兰居民是享有权利去分享该资产的红利。该项返款是面对居民住户, 需要单独支付电力费用, 如果您的电力费用包括在房租内,您则无法享受该项返款。 

STEP 2 获取电力返款

不需要您提供任何信息,政府会自动识别,我们Discover Energy会直接将$50的减免在您的账单。 

医疗冷暖电力优惠计划(Medical Cooling and Heating Electricity Concession Scheme)

STEP 1 检查是否符合申请条件

医疗冷暖电力优惠计划可帮助患有慢性疾病(例如多发性硬化症,自主系统功能障碍,严重烧伤或严重炎症性皮肤病)的人提供电费补助,因为他们的病症会因为温度的变化而加剧。

你必须符合以下条件才可以申请该援助:

1.    是居住在昆士兰的居民

2.    患上了会因为温度变化而加剧病症的疾病,包括:

  • 多发性硬化症
  • 自主神经系统功能不良
  • 皮肤完整性或排汗能力的丧失
  • 等其他疾病

3.    在居住的地方有空调,或暖气

4.  持有有效的退休优惠卡(Pensioner Concession Card)或者医疗保健卡(Pensioner Concession Card)

5.    需要在财务上有责任支付电费

STEP 2 在昆士兰政府网站申请

当您满足以上条件,Concession Smart Service Queensland昆士兰政府网站申请。

STEP 3 获取能源补助

每年可以获得$340.85的电力援助。 

生命维持设备优惠计划(ElectricityLife Support Concession Scheme)

STEP 1 检查是否符合申请条件

昆士兰州政府为患有严重疾病并使用家用制氧机或肾脏透析机的患者提供电力生命支持优惠。

如果您使用家用氧气浓缩器(Oxygen concentrator),则需要符合以下条件:通过医疗补助计划(MASS)免费获得氧气浓缩器,并且已被MASS进行标准的医疗评估且持有以下优惠卡之一:

  • 养老金领取者优惠卡(Pensioner Concession Card)
  • 保健卡(Health Care Card)
  • 保健临时凭证(Health Care Interim Voucher)
  • 儿童残疾津贴(Child Disability Allowance)
  • 昆士兰老年人卡(Queensland Seniors Card)

如果您使用家用肾脏透析机(Kidney dialysis),要求则为:您的肾脏透析机必须是由昆士兰健康医院免费提供。如果您有氧气浓缩器或肾脏透析机,但不是由MASS或昆士兰健康提供的,您就无法获得电力生命支持优惠。

STEP 2 在QLD政府官网申请

当您满足以上条件,您需要在QLD政府官网申请STEP 3 获取能源补助

如果您使用家用氧气浓缩器,每台机器可以获得$694.18 每年, 或者 $57.85 每个月的电费补助。

如果您使用家用肾脏透析机,每台机器可以获得$464.88 每年, 或者$38.74 每个月的电费补助。SA 南澳大利亚州

SA(南澳大利亚州)的能源援助计划有2种,且全部需要居民自行在政府官网申请完成:

  • 能源账户优惠(Energy Bill Concession)
  • 医疗冷暖电力优惠(Medical heating and cooling concession)

如果需要任何帮助,请联系SA的能源顾问:

能源账户优惠(Energy Bill Concession)

STEP 1 检查是否符合申请条件

1.居住在SA 南澳大利州

2.在自己的名下拥有电力账户

3.持有有效的政府的优惠卡(concession card),这些卡包括:

  • Centrelink或退伍军人事务部颁发的退休优惠卡( Pensioner Concession Card)
  • 低收入医疗保健卡(Low Income Health Care Card)
  • 联邦政府老年卡 (Commonwealth Seniors Health Card)
  • 退伍军人事务部颁发的金卡标记为因为战争牺牲的军人家属;完全永久丧失工作能力或极端残疾的人士(Department of Veterans’ Affairs Gold Card marked for recipients of War Widow or War Widower, Totally and PermanentlyIncapacitated rate or Extreme Disablement Adjustment rate pensions)

4. 如果没有以上优惠卡(concession card)则需要正在接受符合规则的Centrelink的援助补贴,包括:

JobSeeker Payment,Widow Allowance,Youth Allowance,Partner Allowance,Parenting Payment,Special Benefit,Community Development Project (CDP),New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS),ABSTUDY,Austudy,Farm Household Allowance (FHA),War widow pension under legislation of the United Kingdom or New Zealand.

5.不能与年收入大于$3000的人居住在一起,除非该收入是由Centrelink /退伍军人事务部 the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA)所给与的补贴,或者该收入来自当地父母或家庭成员提供的。 

STEP 2 在SA政府官网申请

符合条件的可以在SA政府官网申请:https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/care-and-support/concessions-and-grants/concessions/energy-bill-concessions

官网提供了网上申请和电子邮件申请两种方式。

STEP 3 获取能源补助

最高每年可以获得$231.41的能源援助。 

医疗冷暖电力优惠(Medical heating and cooling concession)

STEP 1 检查是否符合申请条件

医疗冷暖电力优惠计划可帮助患有慢性疾病的人提供电费补助,因为他们的病症会因为温度的变化而加剧。

你必须符合以下条件才可以申请该援助:

1. 必须为申请的地址的住户

2.如果有一位符合冷热对其病症产生影响的孩子,您必须是其父母或法定监护人

3. 必须提供由患者的专家医生或全科医生的证明,证明炎热或寒冷的天气会严重恶化其病症

4. 在居住的地方有空调,或暖气

5. 需要在财务上有责任支付电费

6.持有有效的政府的优惠卡(concession card),这些卡包括:

  • Centrelink或退伍军人事务部颁发的退休优惠卡( Pensioner Concession Card)
  • 低收入医疗保健卡(Low Income Health Care Card)
  • 联邦政府老年卡 (Commonwealth Seniors Health Card)
  • 退伍军人事务部颁发的金卡标记为因为战争牺牲的军人家属;完全永久丧失工作能力或极端残疾的人士(Department of Veterans’ Affairs Gold Card marked for recipients of War Widow or War Widower, Totally and PermanentlyIncapacitated rate or Extreme Disablement Adjustment rate pensions)

4. 如果没有以上优惠卡(concession card)则需要正在接受符合规则的Centrelink的援助补贴,包括:

JobSeeker Payment,Widow Allowance,Youth Allowance,Partner Allowance,Parenting Payment,Special Benefit,Community Development Project (CDP),New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS),ABSTUDY,Austudy,Farm Household Allowance (FHA),War widow pension under legislation of the United Kingdom or New Zealand.

STEP 2 在SA政府官网申请

符合条件的可以在SA政府官网申请:https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/care-and-support/concessions-and-grants/concessions/medical-heating-and-cooling-concession 需要完成表格再用电子邮件申请方式。

STEP 3 获取能源补助

最高每年可以获得$231.41的能源援助。 

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