Life support concession

​​​​​​​The life support concession provides a daily discount to eligible customers who use an approved life support system, or who live with someone who uses such a system. The current approved life support systems and their daily discounts are:

 Life Support System  Discount Amount (cents per day)
 Oxygen Concentrator
 116.707 cents
 Peritoneal dialysis machine​
 86.590 cents
 Haemo-dialysis machine
 86.590 cents
 Chronic positive pressure and airways regulator
 41.412 cents
​ Continuous positive pressure and airways regulator
​ 41.412 cents
 Respirator (iron lung)
 154.354 cents
 Combination oxygen concentrator and chronic positive
 pressure and airways regulator
 158.119 cents
 Continuous positive airways pressure machine
 41.412 cents
 Phototherapy machine
 219.930 cents
​ Left ventricular assist device
​ 41.412 cents

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Eligibility

The electricity account holder must require, or live with a person who requires, an approved life support system in their principal place of residence.

They do not need to quality for the annual electricity concession to qualify for the life support concession.

The approved life support systems that qualify for the life support concession are:
  • Oxygen concentrator
  • Peritoneal dialysis machine
  • Haemo-dialysis machine
  • Chronic positive pressure and airways regulator
  • Respirator (iron lung)
  • Combination oxygen concentrator and chronic positive pressure and airways regulator
  • Continuous positive airways pressure machine
  • Phototherapy machine
  • Left ventricular assist device

 

How to apply

To apply for the life support concession:
We cannot accept and approve applications as this is the responsibility of electricity retailers.​​

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