新州能源补助大解析, 看看Discover Energy可以为你获取哪些补贴

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。不过不同州的政府给的政策和资格条件也都会有所不同,而且可能不时的会有变化。

如果您符合领取政府福利的条件,Discover Energy可以代表州政府帮助您获取的各种优惠。

那么我们就来看看,Discover Energy可以为你申请哪些补贴。 

NSW 新南威尔士州

NSW (新南威尔士州)的能源援助计划有6种, 其中DE可以为客户申请以下4种援助:低收入家庭返款(Low Income Household Rebate)

生命维持设备返款(Life Support Rebate)

医疗能源费返款(Medical Energy Rebate)

新南威尔士天然气返款(NSW GAS Rebate)

以下2种援助则需要符合条件的居民在政府网站申请:

家庭能源费返款(Family Energy Rebate – FER)

能源账户经济援助(Energy Accounts Payment Assistance(EAPA) Scheme)

现在,就手把手一步步的教你如何获得政府的能源援助:

低收入家庭返款(Low Income Household 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NSW 新南威尔士州

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抚恤金特许卡( Pensioner Concession Card
  • Centrelink医疗保健卡(Centrelink Health Care 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)

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$285每年或者$0.7808 (GSTexcl) 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。

生命维持设备返款(Life Support Rebate)

如果您家有生命维持的医疗器械(life support equipment )请一定要告知我们。

STEP 1 检查是否符合申请条件

当您的家里有在使用生命维持设备的时候,就可以申请生命维持设备返款援助。申请这项援助是不需要提供任何优惠卡(concession cards)的,只需要提供由医生签名的申请表去证实家里对医疗器械的需要。

每两年都需要更新以及重新提交申请表格,可以在政府官网获取表格。

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申请表格提供给Discover Energy的能源客服。

STEP 3 获取能源补助

该返款援助是可以叠加使用的,就算您已经申请了低收入家庭返款(Low Income Household Rebate)和医疗能源费返款(Medical Energy Rebate),你还是可以获得生命维持设备返款(Life Support Rebate),而且该返款援助是更具每项医疗器械所给与补助,所以当您需要多个医疗器械时,补助金额是可以叠加的。

以下为可以申请补助的医疗器械名称,和每天给的补助价格:

符合补助条件的器械名称(ELIGIBLE  EQUIPMENT每日返款补助价格(DAILY  REBATE
气道正压通气Positive  Airway Pressure (PAP) devices$0.36
$0.71 for 24 hour use
Enteral  feeding (formerly known as Kangaroo Pump)$0.44
Phototherapy   equipment$3.68
腹膜透析Home  dialysis$1.54
医用呼吸机Ventilators (respirators)$3.68
氧气浓缩机Oxygen concentrator$1.85
$3.11 for 24 hour use
Total  Parenteral Nutrition (TNP) pump$0.84
External  heart  pump$0.11
四肢瘫痪患者使用的电动轮椅Power wheelchairs  for quadriplegics$0.30

医疗能源费返款(Medical Energy Rebate)

STEP 1 检查是否符合申请条件

这项返款援助适用于在低端温度下(高温or低温)由于疾病无法自我调节体温的客户。需要申请者符合以下条件:

1.账户持有者或者该地址的住户拥有自我调节体温障碍

2.需要有主治医师签名证明该病人已经治疗了至少三个月的表格

3. 同时您必须拥有一张以下的优惠卡(concession cards):

4.拥有以下其中一张卡:

  • Centrelink或退伍军人事务部颁发的抚恤金特许卡( Pensioner Concession Card
  • Centrelink医疗保健卡(Centrelink Health Care 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)

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申请表格以及卡提供给Discover Energy的能源客服。

STEP 3 获取能源补助

该返款援助是可以叠加使用的,就算您已经申请了低收入家庭返款(Low Income Household Rebate)和生命维持设备返款 (The Life Support Rebate )还是可以再申请医疗能源费返款(Medical Energy Rebate)。可以选择$285每年或者$0.7808(GSTexcl) 每天的电费返款援助。这个返款援助金额会直接体现在您DiscoverEnergy第一能源的电费账单中。

新南威尔士天然气返款(NSW GAS 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NSW 新南威尔士州

2.在自己的名下拥有天然气账户

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抚恤金特许卡( Pensioner Concession Card
  • Centrelink医疗保健卡(Centrelink Health Care 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)

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$121每天然气费返款援助。这个返款援助金额会直接体现在您Discover Energy第一能源的天然气账单中。

家庭能源费返款(Family Energy Rebate – FER)

帮助那些需要抚养子女的新南威尔士州家庭支付电费。合资格的家庭可以获得$180,计入账单抵消电费。

如果一个家庭同时还有资格获得低收入家庭返款(Low Income Household Rebate),则能源费返款金额为$20。

如果你是由能源代销商提供能源的社区居住设施、退休村或分层管理物业的居民,可以获得$198退款。如果你的家庭同时还有资格获得低收入家庭返款,则能源费返款金额为$22

该返款补助是按照家庭收入来核审资格,也就是说返款申请必须审核收入。每个申请人必须有资格申领并且已经收到了联邦政府的 A 类或 B 类家庭税补助金(FTB)。

你的家庭情况和收入水平可能每年不同,这些都会影响你申领 FTB 的资格。申请人完成年度家庭报税之后,或通知联邦民政服务部(DHS)在该年度无需报税之后,DHS 将确认申请人是否有资格获得相关财政年度的FTB。

点击连接查看申请步骤。http://www.resourcesandenergy.nsw.gov.au/?a=796308

能源账户经济援助(Energy Accounts Payment Assistance(EAPA) Scheme)EAPA 是当年面临了短期的经济困难,政府给予的能源补助,需要客户有逾期未交的账单来证明自己有经济上的困难,然后政府根据这个逾期未交的账单的金额发放voucher,每张金额是$50。 e.g.如果您的逾期账单的金额是$200,就会得到4张价值$50的voucher。如果逾期账单的金额是$180,就得到3张价值$50的voucher,剩下的30刀需要客户自己付钱如果已经领取了新南威尔士天然气返款(NSW GAS Rebate)就无法重复领取改补贴。 可以直接在新州政府官网申请https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/energy-accounts-payment-assistance-eapa-scheme想了解别的州有什么还有什么福利援助补贴?请关注我们,下期为大家解析昆士兰和南澳。 

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