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This document provides historical context only. Services Australia does not have a role in the Energy Bill Relief Fund.

Energy Bill Relief Fund for households

The Energy Bill Relief Fund ended on 31 December 2025.

Services Australia staff:

  • cannot help with enquiries about eligibility, payments or rebates
  • must direct all enquiries to Energy Bill Relief Fund

The Australian Government partnered with states and territories in 2023-24 to provide electricity bill relief to eligible households through the Energy Bill Relief Fund to support those who need it most.

For eligible households, this temporary measure saw rebates applied to electricity bills.

The agency:

  • acted as an initial point of contact to collect and share consent for Centrelink customers who were not eligible for state or territory rebates
  • shared this consent with the customer’s electricity retailer who assessed eligibility and applied the rebate

In the May 2024 budget, the Australian Government announced a second round of energy bill relief for all households for the 2024-25 financial year. The agency:

  • had no role in the implementation of that measure, and
  • has no ongoing involvement in the Energy Bill Relief fund

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