- Western Australian households to receive at least $700 in
electricity credits as a result of the State and Federal Budgets
- More than 90,000 small businesses to receive $725 in
electricity credits
- State and Federal Labor delivering for WA, with electricity
credits to roll out next financial year
Western
Australian households and small businesses are the big winners following last
week's State Budget and yesterday's Federal Budget, with more than 1.1 million WA
households to receive at least $700 worth of electricity credits over the next 12
months.
For households
requiring additional support – including pensioners, veterans and Health
Care Card holders – further help is available through the Energy
Assistance Payment, increasing total support to over $1,000, while for families
with eligible concessions, more than $1,300 in support is available including
the Dependent Child Rebate.
Western
Australia's 90,000 small businesses are also seeing a big boost in support,
with $725 worth of electricity credits now being provided.
The
electricity credits are being supported by the Cook Labor Government, which
allocated $400 to both households and small businesses in last week's State
Budget, and the Albanese Federal Government, which provided $300 and $325 to
households and small businesses respectively in yesterday's Federal Budget.
The boost to energy bill relief builds on a suite of
cost of living measures already announced as part of the 2024-25 State Budget,
including the $103.5 million WA Student Assistance Payment, which provides $150
per kindegarten or primary student and $250 per high school student for WA
families, as well as free public transport initiatives, capped regional
airfares, and boosting the Regional Pensioner Tarvel Card.
Comments attributed to Premier Roger Cook:
"We're working in partnership
with the Albanese Labor Government to deliver real cost of living relief for
Western Australians.
"Delivering cost of living
relief is one of our top priorities, and working with the Federal Labor
Government, we're making sure every Western Australian household receives
support.
"Through our commitment to cost
of living support, every WA household will receive at least $700 in power bill
relief over the next 12 months – helping those doing it tough across the
State."
Comments attributed to Treasurer Rita Saffioti:
"There is no question that
Western Australian households and small businesses are the big winners out of
the State and Federal Budgets.
"Every household in the State
will now receive at least $700 in electricity credits, while 90,000 small
businesses will have $725 knocked off their energy bills next financial year.
"This is real support that make
a difference to WA households juggling cost of living pressures – and we can
only deliver this kind of support through strong financial management and
keeping net debt sustainable."
