Programs

Partial Concessions for puchase of off the plan apartments in Adelaide city and inner-metropolitan region available until 30 June 2016.

Enquiries should be directed to: Taxation Services - Assessing and Taxpayer Assistance

Post to:

GPO Box 1353

ADELAIDE SA 5001.

Telephone: (08) 8226 3750 or Free Call on the number provided below

To help with the general cost of living a new state government concession is available to eligible South Australians on low or fixed incomes.

You may be eligible for the Cost of Living Concession, for your principal place of residence, if this was your principal place of residence on 1 July of the relevant financial year and held one of the following cards:

- a Pensioner Concession Card

- Gold Card from the Department of Veterans' Affairs, Totally and Permanently Incapacitated (TPI), Extreme Disablement Adjustment (EDA), War Widow

- Gold Card from the Department of Veterans' Affairs issued to a person with 80 or more overall impairment points under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

- Low Income Health Care Card

- Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

- State Concession Card

OR one of the following eligible Centrelink payments:

- Newstart allowance

- Sickness allowance

- Widow allowance

- Youth allowance

- Partner allowance

- Parenting Payment Partnered

- Bereavement allowance

- Special benefit

- Community Development Employment Project (CDEP)

- New Enterprise Incentive Scheme

- ABSTUDY

- Austudy

OR

- You can demonstrate that on 1 July of the relevant financial year you meet low income provisions in the low income earners category.

Your application must be submitted by the 31st October.

Assists South Australians on a fixed or low income who have a clinically verified medical condition which requires the frequent use of heating or cooling in the home to prevent the severe worsening of their condition.

The energy concession is to cover both electricity and gas payments (including LPG bottled gas) for up to $215 per year.

If you hold a Federal Government Concession Card you may be eligible for a reduced rate on stamps and other services. You can get 5 free stamps and 50 reduced cost stamps per year and discount on mail hold and redirection services.

Are you eligible?

The following Australian Federal Government concession cards are accepted as proof of eligibility for a MyPost Concession account

- Pensioner Concession Card

- Health Care Card (all types)

- Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

- Department of Veterans' Affairs Card

- Veterans' Repatriation Health Card

Able to travel for 50% full price when holding a concession card.

South Australians on low or fixed incomes and Seniors Card holders may be eligible to receive a concession on public transport fares.

Eligibility. Eligible recipients on low or fixed incomes receive a concession on public transport fares up to 50% off at all times.

You may be eligible if you have one of the following cards:

- Pensioner Concession Card

- Gold Card from the Department of Veterans' Affairs

- Totally and Permanently Incapacitated (TPI)

- Extreme Disablement Adjustment (EDA)

- War Widow

- Gold Card from the Department of Veterans' Affairs issued to a person with 80 or more overall impairment points under the Military rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

- Seniors Card

- State Concession Card

OR

You receive one of the following Centrelink payments:

- Newstart allowance

- Sickness allowance

- Widow allowance

- Youth allowance

- Partner allowance

- Parenting Payment Partnered

- Bereavement allowance

- Special benefit

- Community Development Employment Project (CDEP)

- New Enterprise Incentive Scheme

More information and an application form is available from the website below

All Seniors Card holders travel free between 9:01 am and 3:00 pm and from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am on weekdays and all day on weekends and public holidays.

The South Australian Seniors Card which displays the Adelaide Metro logo is also a metrocard. You can use this Seniors Card to travel on the public transport free during the free travel times. Green Seniors metrotickets are no longer issued. You can also add value ($) to your Seniors Card for trips outside the free travel time. Any value ($) you add is protected if your Seniors card is accidentally lost or stolen.

For more information or to apply for the South Australian Seniors Card, visit the Seniors Card website or call on the phone number provided below.

The Department for Education and Child Development provides financial assistance to eligible families on low incomes on the cost of their children's education. Children in government schools may also get the materials and service charges paid.