$75 Energy Supplement
Posted by: 3lions
20th Jun 2019 03:09am
If you're entitled, have you received your $75 for singles, $123 for couples, energy supplement payment from the government?
My June electricity bill was $392. I'm single & I have rheumatoid arthritis I need to have the heating on.
I'm always perplexed as to why a couple receive more money? If anything it's harder to pay your bills when your by yourself.
Has the payment helped you to pay your bill?
Firstly... I'm not ungrateful for the payment
Second... I'm in this situation, as a result of a work place bullying situation.
I've worked all my life until recently. It's not easy.
How do you manage?
Thankyou for reading, interested in your thoughts.
My June electricity bill was $392. I'm single & I have rheumatoid arthritis I need to have the heating on.
I'm always perplexed as to why a couple receive more money? If anything it's harder to pay your bills when your by yourself.
Has the payment helped you to pay your bill?
Firstly... I'm not ungrateful for the payment
Second... I'm in this situation, as a result of a work place bullying situation.
I've worked all my life until recently. It's not easy.
How do you manage?
Thankyou for reading, interested in your thoughts.
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PGS
My electric bill is under $290/quarter. Unfortunately it is due to the Mrs moving to a nursing home with dementia.
I don't use heaters or AC, so there should be little change each bill unless I find something else to turn off.
Doubt I'm entitled to the supplement.
Katherine31655690
I didn't get anything. I'm in a similar situation related to work place bullying. I hope everything gets better in your life. I wish you all the best.
shazzahughes
if you go to your doctor, under medical heating and cooling, they can fill in a form for this if your rheumatoid is on the list, you will get 55 dollars put into your account towards your gas or elect bill
3lions
Thankyou shazzahughes. I really appreciate your reply & that information. Very kind of you :)
Kindest regards
Pureheart
Hi, I got my $75 and yes it did help me, if you because of health reasons need the heating on or air con. in summer, there is a place you can apply for extra funding too, medical cooling and heating electricity concession scheme, maybe you can google it, you will need a doctors certificate for it. As to why couples get more, they also use more then a single person, they get slightly less then double of what a single gets,they have a lot more costs then a single, I'm single hope this helps a bit
Pureheart
You are very welcome, I found out about this through a friend, she receives it, I wonder some time what else people are entitled to but no one tells them. I'm glad it was of help to you.
3lions
Dear Pureheart,
What a perfect username you have.
How lovely of you to let me know about this heating & cooling concession. I've had a look & found the 1300 & called them today & they are going to post me out the forms for as you said the doctor to fill in.
I'm so sincerely grateful to you for mentioning this. I had no idea there was such a thing.
I can't thankyou enough.
What a lovely, kind thoughtful person you are.
Thanks a million!
Kind regards :)
George31655294
My name is George and I am a Renal Dialysis Patient. The supplement was small, but it did help with my electricity payment. I have recently had solar panels installed ontop of my dwelling.
3lions
Hi George,
Sorry to hear about your health problems. I'm glad it helped you & it helped me also, it's just very difficult as having Ankylosing spondylitis myself, which is an inflammatory arthritis affecting the spine and large joints, I need the heater on basically 24/7 in this cold weather, otherwise I struggle to move. Thankyou for your reply. I wish you all the best. Take care :)