Energy concessions
Are you receiving all the energy concessions you’re eligible for? There are a range of concessions made available by the Queensland Government to help reduce cost of living pressures for Queenslanders.
Cost of living rebate
The Queensland Government Cost of Living Rebate is being credited to your residential electricity account by your energy retailer.
For most households, the rebate will be credited to electricity bills on a quarterly basis commencing from 1 July 2023. Exact timing will depend on retailers’ system requirements and individual billing cycles. Households will receive one of the following:
- $700 Cost of Living Rebate on electricity bills for vulnerable households, plus a further $372 under the Queensland Electricity Rebate Scheme, bringing total rebates for Queenslanders doing it toughest to $1,072
- $550 Cost of Living Rebate on electricity bills for all other Queensland households
- $650 Cost of Living Rebate on electricity bills for eligible small businesses.
To see a full list of concessions available, eligibility rules, and how to apply, visit the Queensland Government Concessions web page.
Popular electricity concessions
Visit Energy concessions to see the concessions for electricity. Once set up, most of the concessions are applied to your electricity account every year. We’ve listed the most popular electricity concessions below.
Households will receive a Cost of Living Rebate in 2023-24. For most households, the rebate will be credited to electricity bills on a quarterly basis commencing from 1 July 2023.
The Drought Relief from Electricity Charges Scheme (DRECS) provides relief from supply charges on electricity accounts that are used to pump water for farm or irrigation purposes.
Life support concessions for eligible people who are seriously ill and use a home-based oxygen concentrator or kidney dialysis machine are available. This concession is to contribute to the electricity cost of running these machines.
Queensland pensioners and seniors may be eligible for the Electricity Rebate.
One-off emergency assistance is available for Queensland households experiencing problems paying their electricity or reticulated natural gas bills as a result of an unforeseen emergency or a short-term financial crisis that has occurred within the past 12 months.
The Medical Cooling and Heating Electricity Concession Scheme helps with electricity costs for people who have a chronic medical condition, such as multiple sclerosis, autonomic system dysfunction, significant burns or a severe inflammatory skin condition, which is aggravated by changes in temperature.