{"id":57738,"date":"2021-02-06T16:34:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T16:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=57738"},"modified":"2021-02-06T16:34:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T16:34:08","slug":"apply-for-a-250-power-saving-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/apply-for-a-250-power-saving-bonus\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for a $250 Power Saving Bonus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #00ccff;\"><b>Apply for a $250 Power Saving Bonus<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>What you need to know before completing your application<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The $250 Power Saving Bonus for Pensioner Concession Card holders and some Health Care Card holders (including JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, Austudy and Abstudy recipients) is now available.\u00a0 Before submitting an application for the bonus, please read the eligibility requirements.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Eligibility requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>You must be a Victorian residential energy consumer (i.e. have a residential electricity account)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">You must receive one of the following concession benefits:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, Austudy or Abstudy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Department of Veterans Affairs Pensioner Concession Card (DVA Pensioner Concession Card holders will be able to apply online from 1 March 2021 or may access the bonus through a manual application from 1 February 2021 \u2013 email\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:info.vec@delwp.vic.gov.au\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\">info.vec@delwp.vic.gov.au<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Before you start<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">To submit an application, you will need to have the following documents ready:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">An Original PDF or a hard-copy version of your household electricity bill from your retailer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Your Centrelink Customer Reference Number (CRN). You can find this on your concession card or in your MyGov account<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/powersavingbonus2.energy.vic.gov.au\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/powersavingbonus2.energy.vic.gov.au\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612708874293000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFNDhTvO661CPjtlDO5Yk0Ymk48yw\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\">https:\/\/powersavingbonus2.energy.vic.gov.au\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The payment will be available for 12 months, but there is a limit of one per household.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">(Thanks to Mr N Thiagarajah for alerting me about the above payment)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apply for a $250 Power Saving Bonus What you need to know before completing your application The $250 Power Saving Bonus for Pensioner Concession Card holders and some Health Care Card holders (including JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, Austudy and Abstudy recipients) is now available.\u00a0 Before submitting an application for the bonus, please read the eligibility requirements. 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