Energy Bill Relief Fund
The Energy Bill Relief Fund ended on 31 December 2025.
Check your eligibility for existing state and territory rebates schemes
If you have a concession card or receive payments under a government scheme, you could be eligible for rebates under existing state and territory schemes.
Find out more about state and territory rebates schemes.
The Australian Government announced a $1.8 billion extension of the Energy Bill Relief Fund by six months in the 2025–26 Budget.
Australian households and eligible small businesses with electricity bills have received up to $150 in energy bill rebates from 1 July 2025 to the end of 2025.
Rebates were automatically applied to electricity bills in two $75 quarterly instalments. Most customers did not need to take any action to receive rebates.
This built on the government’s existing $3.5 billion energy bill relief that was rolled out in the 2024-25 financial year. Under the 2024-25 program, households were eligible for up to $300 of energy bill relief, and eligible small businesses may have received up to $325.
Table 1 below summarises the EBRF programs, and the fact sheet linked below provides additional information for retailers.
For Retailers: Energy Bill Relief Fund Fact Sheet (PDF 104 KB)
Table 1 - EBRF programs
| Name and timing | Eligibility | Commonwealth contribution |
|---|---|---|
|
EBRF 2025 extension 1 July 2025 – 31 December 2025 |
Households with an active electricity account with a retailer or embedded network customers | $150 |
| Eligible small businesses | $150 | |
|
EBRF 2024–25 expansion 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
|
Households with an active electricity account with a retailer or embedded network customers | $300 for households (largely in quarterly payments depending on the jurisdiction) |
| Eligible small businesses | $325 | |
|
EBRF 2023–24 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 |
Households who held relevant state or Commonwealth concessions, or received Family Tax A or B benefits | $175 - $250 depending on your state or territory |
| Eligible small businesses | $325 |
Who was eligible for energy bill relief?
Households
Australian households that received an electricity bill and were connected to the grid, including households in the external and non-self-governing territories, were eligible for rebates to the end of 2025.
In most cases, your electricity providers automatically applied the bill relief rebates to accounts and customers were not required to take any action.
If you live in an embedded network
Households in embedded networks (such as where you receive electricity from your strata or landlord in a caravan park, apartment building or retirement home or village) were eligible for a rebate.
Household FAQs: Energy Bill Relief Fund (PDF 190 KB)
Small businesses
Small businesses had to meet their state and territory definition of electricity ‘small customer', as determined by their annual electricity consumption threshold, to be eligible for rebates. The annual electricity consumption threshold for state and territory small business customers is provided below.
Small businesses whose annual electricity consumption was above the threshold set by their state and territory government were not eligible for bill relief.
Most eligible small businesses received their energy rebate automatically and were not required to take any further action.
Small Business FAQs: Energy Bill Relief Fund (PDF 185 KB)
| State | Annual electricity consumption threshold for small business customers |
|---|---|
| NSW | 100 MWh |
| VIC | 40 MWh |
| QLD | 100 MWh |
| WA | 50 MWh |
| SA | 160 MWh |
| TAS | 150 MWh |
| ACT | 100 MWh |
| NT | 160 MWh |
Small businesses in an embedded network
Small businesses in embedded networks, such as a shopping centre, who met their state and territory definition of electricity ‘small customer’ as determined by their annual electricity consumption threshold may have been eligible for a rebate.
