Energy Bill Relief Fund extension
Government Bill Relief
Energy Bill Relief Fund extension to end of 2025
The Commonwealth Government is providing an additional $1.8 billion to extend the Energy Bill Relief Fund (EBRF) for 6 months to the end of 2025. This builds on the previous energy bill relief rolled out to households and small businesses in the 2023–24 and 2024–25 financial years.
Households and eligible small business electricity retail customers will receive further energy bill relief of up to $150 from 1 July 2025. This is in addition to the $300 rebate provided to households and $325 to small businesses during the 2024–25 financial year. The $150 rebate will be automatically applied to electricity bills in two quarterly instalments of $75. Each payment based on the census dates provided.
State and territory governments will administer the rebates and deliver the payments through retailers.
Residential (one rebate per household)
| Commonwealth Contribution | Applied as a credit on your electricity bill | When its paid | Description Shown On Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| $150 Account Credit | $150 |
Paid $75 quarterly:
|
Aus Gov Energy Relief |
(Payments including GST)
Small Business (one rebate for all eligible business accounts, not for multiple sites)
| Commonwealth Contribution | Applied as a credit on your electricity bill | When its paid | Description Shown On Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| $150 Account Credit | $150 |
Paid $75 quarterly:
|
Aus Gov Energy Relief |
(Payments including GST)
Who gets it?
Who is eligible for energy bill relief under the extension until December 2025.
Households
Households in Australia holding an active electricity account with an energy retailer or embedded network electricity supplier are eligible for a rebate of up to $150 on their electricity bills from 1 July 2025 to the end of 2025. This is in addition to the $300 rebate in the 2024-25 financial year. Rebates are applied in quarterly instalments for most households.
- This includes deemed occupier accounts where the customer has not yet identified themselves to the retailer but has an active account (i.e. is consuming and paying for electricity on each census date).
Household eligibility will be determined for each payment based on the census dates provided. Where states implement additional energy concession and rebate programs, the Commonwealth will, where possible, align EBRF payments with state payments.
- Eligibility criteria for state and territory schemes may differ from EBRF criteria. Retailers should refer to jurisdictions’ websites for implementation of state and territory schemes.
Rebates will be applied on an account-basis (i.e. one rebate per customer account) across 1 July 2025 to the end of 2025, where possible. Electricity customer accounts with multiple meters (i.e. multiple addresses connected under the same name) will receive the rebate once.
Small businesses
To be eligible for the rebate, a small business must:
- meet the definition of ‘small business’ in the relevant state or territory retail energy laws (see below),
- have an active electricity account on the census date of each quarter and
- not be operating from a residential address under a residential electricity offering. The rebate will be applied to eligible small businesses on an account basis (i.e. one rebate per small business customer account), where possible.
- Eligibility for multi-site businesses will be determined by the relevant state or territory.
- Retailers should take reasonable steps to prevent providing relief to non-eligible entities such as government agencies and branches of larger businesses.
- This includes deemed occupier accounts where the customer has not yet identified themselves to the retailer but has an active account (i.e. is consuming and paying for electricity on each census date).
The rebate delivered through the EBRF is in addition to any existing state and territory energy rebate scheme for small businesses.
| Annual electricity consumption threshold for small customers |
|---|
| 40 MWh |
More info
Websites
Residential (one rebate per household)
| Commonwealth Contribution | Applied as a credit on your electricity bill | When its paid | Description Shown On Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| $150 Account Credit | $150 |
Paid $75 quarterly:
|
Aus Gov Energy Relief |
(Payments including GST)
Small Business (one rebate for all eligible business accounts, not for multiple sites)
| Commonwealth Contribution | Applied as a credit on your electricity bill | When its paid | Description Shown On Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| $150 Account Credit | $150 |
Paid $75 quarterly:
|
Aus Gov Energy Relief |
(Payments including GST)
Who gets it?
Who is eligible for energy bill relief under the extension until December 2025.
Households
Households in Australia holding an active electricity account with an energy retailer or embedded network electricity supplier are eligible for a rebate of up to $150 on their electricity bills from 1 July 2025 to the end of 2025. This is in addition to the $300 rebate in the 2024-25 financial year. Rebates are applied in quarterly instalments for most households.
- This includes deemed occupier accounts where the customer has not yet identified themselves to the retailer but has an active account (i.e. is consuming and paying for electricity on each census date).
Household eligibility will be determined for each payment based on the census dates provided. Where states implement additional energy concession and rebate programs, the Commonwealth will, where possible, align EBRF payments with state payments.
- Eligibility criteria for state and territory schemes may differ from EBRF criteria. Retailers should refer to jurisdictions’ websites for implementation of state and territory schemes.
Rebates will be applied on an account-basis (i.e. one rebate per customer account) across 1 July 2025 to the end of 2025, where possible. Electricity customer accounts with multiple meters (i.e. multiple addresses connected under the same name) will receive the rebate once.
Small businesses
To be eligible for the rebate, a small business must:
- meet the definition of ‘small business’ in the relevant state or territory retail energy laws (see below),
- have an active electricity account on the census date of each quarter and
- not be operating from a residential address under a residential electricity offering. The rebate will be applied to eligible small businesses on an account basis (i.e. one rebate per small business customer account), where possible.
- Eligibility for multi-site businesses will be determined by the relevant state or territory.
- Retailers should take reasonable steps to prevent providing relief to non-eligible entities such as government agencies and branches of larger businesses.
- This includes deemed occupier accounts where the customer has not yet identified themselves to the retailer but has an active account (i.e. is consuming and paying for electricity on each census date).
The rebate delivered through the EBRF is in addition to any existing state and territory energy rebate scheme for small businesses.
| Annual electricity consumption threshold for small customers |
|---|
| 100 MWh |
More info
Websites
Residential (one rebate per household)
| Commonwealth Contribution | Applied as a credit on your electricity bill | When its paid | Description Shown On Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| $150 Account Credit | $150 |
Paid $75 quarterly:
|
Aus Gov Energy Relief |
(Payments including GST)
Small Business (one rebate for all eligible business accounts, not for multiple sites)
| Commonwealth Contribution | Applied as a credit on your electricity bill | When its paid | Description Shown On Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| $150 Account Credit | $150 |
Paid $75 quarterly:
|
Aus Gov Energy Relief |
(Payments including GST)
Who gets it?
Who is eligible for energy bill relief under the extension until December 2025.
Households
Households in Australia holding an active electricity account with an energy retailer or embedded network electricity supplier are eligible for a rebate of up to $150 on their electricity bills from 1 July 2025 to the end of 2025. This is in addition to the $300 rebate in the 2024-25 financial year. Rebates are applied in quarterly instalments for most households.
- This includes deemed occupier accounts where the customer has not yet identified themselves to the retailer but has an active account (i.e. is consuming and paying for electricity on each census date).
Household eligibility will be determined for each payment based on the census dates provided. Where states implement additional energy concession and rebate programs, the Commonwealth will, where possible, align EBRF payments with state payments.
- Eligibility criteria for state and territory schemes may differ from EBRF criteria. Retailers should refer to jurisdictions’ websites for implementation of state and territory schemes.
Rebates will be applied on an account-basis (i.e. one rebate per customer account) across 1 July 2025 to the end of 2025, where possible. Electricity customer accounts with multiple meters (i.e. multiple addresses connected under the same name) will receive the rebate once.
Small businesses
To be eligible for the rebate, a small business must:
- meet the definition of ‘small business’ in the relevant state or territory retail energy laws (see below),
- have an active electricity account on the census date of each quarter and
- not be operating from a residential address under a residential electricity offering. The rebate will be applied to eligible small businesses on an account basis (i.e. one rebate per small business customer account), where possible.
- Eligibility for multi-site businesses will be determined by the relevant state or territory.
- Retailers should take reasonable steps to prevent providing relief to non-eligible entities such as government agencies and branches of larger businesses.
- This includes deemed occupier accounts where the customer has not yet identified themselves to the retailer but has an active account (i.e. is consuming and paying for electricity on each census date).
The rebate delivered through the EBRF is in addition to any existing state and territory energy rebate scheme for small businesses.
| Annual electricity consumption threshold for small customers |
|---|
| 100 MWh |
More info
Websites
Residential (one rebate per household)
| Commonwealth Contribution | Applied as a credit on your electricity bill | When its paid | Description Shown On Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| $150 Account Credit | $150 |
Paid $75 quarterly:
|
Aus Gov Energy Relief |
(Payments including GST)
Small Business (one rebate for all eligible business accounts, not for multiple sites)
| Commonwealth Contribution | Applied as a credit on your electricity bill | When its paid | Description Shown On Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| $150 Account Credit | $150 |
Paid $75 quarterly:
|
Aus Gov Energy Relief |
(Payments including GST)
Who gets it?
Who is eligible for energy bill relief under the extension until December 2025.
Households
Households in Australia holding an active electricity account with an energy retailer or embedded network electricity supplier are eligible for a rebate of up to $150 on their electricity bills from 1 July 2025 to the end of 2025. This is in addition to the $300 rebate in the 2024-25 financial year. Rebates are applied in quarterly instalments for most households.
- This includes deemed occupier accounts where the customer has not yet identified themselves to the retailer but has an active account (i.e. is consuming and paying for electricity on each census date).
Household eligibility will be determined for each payment based on the census dates provided. Where states implement additional energy concession and rebate programs, the Commonwealth will, where possible, align EBRF payments with state payments.
- Eligibility criteria for state and territory schemes may differ from EBRF criteria. Retailers should refer to jurisdictions’ websites for implementation of state and territory schemes.
Rebates will be applied on an account-basis (i.e. one rebate per customer account) across 1 July 2025 to the end of 2025, where possible. Electricity customer accounts with multiple meters (i.e. multiple addresses connected under the same name) will receive the rebate once.
Small businesses
To be eligible for the rebate, a small business must:
- meet the definition of ‘small business’ in the relevant state or territory retail energy laws (see below),
- have an active electricity account on the census date of each quarter and
- not be operating from a residential address under a residential electricity offering. The rebate will be applied to eligible small businesses on an account basis (i.e. one rebate per small business customer account), where possible.
- Eligibility for multi-site businesses will be determined by the relevant state or territory.
- Retailers should take reasonable steps to prevent providing relief to non-eligible entities such as government agencies and branches of larger businesses.
- This includes deemed occupier accounts where the customer has not yet identified themselves to the retailer but has an active account (i.e. is consuming and paying for electricity on each census date).
The rebate delivered through the EBRF is in addition to any existing state and territory energy rebate scheme for small businesses.
| Annual electricity consumption threshold for small customers |
|---|
| 160 MWh |
More info
Websites
Residential (one rebate per household)
| Commonwealth Contribution | Applied as a credit on your electricity bill | When its paid | Description Shown On Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| $150 Account Credit | $150 |
Paid $75 quarterly:
|
Aus Gov Energy Relief |
(Payments including GST)
Small Business (one rebate for all eligible business accounts, not for multiple sites)
| Commonwealth Contribution | Applied as a credit on your electricity bill | When its paid | Description Shown On Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| $150 Account Credit | $150 |
Paid $75 quarterly:
|
Aus Gov Energy Relief |
(Payments including GST)
Who gets it?
Who is eligible for energy bill relief under the extension until December 2025.
Households
Households in Australia holding an active electricity account with an energy retailer or embedded network electricity supplier are eligible for a rebate of up to $150 on their electricity bills from 1 July 2025 to the end of 2025. This is in addition to the $300 rebate in the 2024-25 financial year. Rebates are applied in quarterly instalments for most households.
- This includes deemed occupier accounts where the customer has not yet identified themselves to the retailer but has an active account (i.e. is consuming and paying for electricity on each census date).
Household eligibility will be determined for each payment based on the census dates provided. Where states implement additional energy concession and rebate programs, the Commonwealth will, where possible, align EBRF payments with state payments.
- Eligibility criteria for state and territory schemes may differ from EBRF criteria. Retailers should refer to jurisdictions’ websites for implementation of state and territory schemes.
Rebates will be applied on an account-basis (i.e. one rebate per customer account) across 1 July 2025 to the end of 2025, where possible. Electricity customer accounts with multiple meters (i.e. multiple addresses connected under the same name) will receive the rebate once.
Small businesses
To be eligible for the rebate, a small business must:
- meet the definition of ‘small business’ in the relevant state or territory retail energy laws (see below),
- have an active electricity account on the census date of each quarter and
- not be operating from a residential address under a residential electricity offering. The rebate will be applied to eligible small businesses on an account basis (i.e. one rebate per small business customer account), where possible.
- Eligibility for multi-site businesses will be determined by the relevant state or territory.
- Retailers should take reasonable steps to prevent providing relief to non-eligible entities such as government agencies and branches of larger businesses.
- This includes deemed occupier accounts where the customer has not yet identified themselves to the retailer but has an active account (i.e. is consuming and paying for electricity on each census date).
The rebate delivered through the EBRF is in addition to any existing state and territory energy rebate scheme for small businesses.
| Annual electricity consumption threshold for small customers |
|---|
| 100 MWh |