Aussies in Victoria to get $100 cash boost: What you need to know
- $100 power bill relief on the way for Victorians
- Eligible households can apply online
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Victorians who signed up for a cost-of-living relief payment will begin to see the money in their accounts this week.
Around 70,000 residents submitted an application to receive the $100 Power Saving Bonus.
More than 10 per cent of applications were made through the state government's community outreach program.
The $100 Power Saving Bonus for concession card households comes in addition to the $150 Energy Bill Relief Fund all households receive from the Commonwealth Government.
Eligible Victorian households can apply for the Power Saving Bonus through the Victorian Energy Compare website.
Households need a recent residential electricity bill and must hold a health care, pensioner concession, veterans' affairs pensioner concession or veterans' affairs gold card.
'We're helping vulnerable Victorians with an extra $100 payment to manage paying their winter energy bills and keep their families warm,' Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D'Ambrosio said.
'Everyone should visit the free Victorian Energy Compare website to see if they can slash their energy bills by switching providers.'
Eligible Victorians will see the energy relief in their accounts in the coming days (above, commuters in Melbourne)
The government suggested users saved an average of $240 on their energy bills by switching last year.
Most households will receive their payment within 10 business days of submission.
Applications that require additional review or phone and email support may experience some delays.
The government has also provided the dial-up Energy Assistance Program for struggling Victorians.
The over-the-phone service is offered in partnership with Anglicare Victoria and cohealth.
More than 4.5 million applications have been paid across four rounds of the program, since the first round of the Power Saving Bonus was launched in 2018.
It equated to about $1billion in energy bill relief for Victorian households.
