- Eligible households and businesses encouraged to
apply for energy bill relief
- Credit of $150 offered as part of the Commonwealth
Government's 2025-26 Federal Budget
- Credit applies to those households and businesses that
are not direct customers ofSynergy
or Horizon Power
- Applications for the credit close on 31 March
2026
Eligible households and
businesses who aren't direct bill-paying customers of Synergy or Horizon Power
are urged to apply for energy bill relief from the Commonwealth Government's Energy
Bill Relief Fund.
As part of the 2025-26
Federal Budget, the Commonwealth Government extended the Energy Bill Relief
Fund to provide a $150 electricity credit to eligible households and small
businesses incurring electricity charges on 30 September 2025.
In administering the Household
Electricity Credit, RevenueWA has paid over $2.1 million to 14,347 households to
date.
While Synergy and Horizon
Power customers had their credit automatically applied to their accounts on 11
October 2025, those who aren't customers of one of the two Western Australian
State utilities must apply for the relief to RevenueWA or the Small Business
Development Corporation.
People eligible to apply
to RevenueWA include those who on 30 September 2025:
- were not a Synergy or Horizon Power customer;
- were an owner-occupier or a tenant incurring
electricity costs;
- occupied a self-contained dwelling that could be
lawfully used as a place of residence, including granny flats and dual key
properties;
- used the property solely or predominantly for residential purposes; and either:
- their electricity was supplied through an
embedded network, sub-metering arrangement, or other on-supply arrangement and they
were invoiced by a third party for the electricity they used; or
- they were not connected to the electricity grid
and could have their own infrastructure for generating electricity.
Common examples are strata
apartment buildings, retirement villages, caravan parks, and regional
communities that have electricity supplied by mining companies.
All eligible households should
apply through the RevenueWA Online Services Portal (apps.osr.wa.gov.au/portal/0/home)
prior to 31 March 2026.
The bill relief also
applies to operators of home businesses
not directly billed by Synergy or Horizon Power.
Operators of small businesses from commercial properties not directly
billed by Synergy or Horizon Power should contact the Small Business
Development Corporation (www.smallbusiness.wa.gov.au) on 6552 3300.
Comments attributed to Finance Minister David Michael:
"Cost of living is a key
focus for our government, and I encourage every household that is not a direct
customer of Synergy and Horizon Power to apply for this credit before the end
of March.
"This Household
Electricity Credit puts money back in the pockets of households, and I know
every dollar makes a difference for many."
Comments attributed to Energy and Decarbonisation Minister Amber-Jade
Sanderson:
"The Cook Government fully supports this
initiative, which ensures households and small businesses on embedded networks
or off‑grid arrangements can access the same $150 energy bill relief.
"This credit can make a meaningful difference
and I encourage eligible households and businesses to apply for the credit
before the deadline."
