Did you lose power during Victoria’s violent February storms? Good news, there are compensation payments available, but applications close soon.
The State and Federal Governments are providing financial relief to households and businesses that were without power for seven days cumulatively as a result of the extreme weather events on Tuesday 13 and Thursday 22 February.
AusNet Services and Powercor Australia are supporting the delivery of this relief payment to customers in its electricity distribution network.
Subject to the below eligibility criteria, the Prolonged Power Outage Payment will give:
• $1920 per week for households for up to three weeks, depending on the length of time the household was without power.
• $2927 per week for small businesses for up to three weeks, depending on the length of time the business was without power.
To be eligible for the payment, residential customers must:
• have a residential electricity account that is registered against a national meter identification number (NMI) for the AusNet or Powercor Australia electricity distribution networks (electricity account holder)
• be an electricity account holder of a property that was without power for seven days cumulatively, within a two-week (14 day) period, from Tuesday 13 to Tuesday 27 February 2024 as a result of severe weather events on Tuesday 13 February and Thursday 22 February
• have not applied for, or received a Prolonged Power Outage Payment, for an electricity account that is registered against the same NMI in relation to the same period
• made an application to AusNet or Powercor Australia in the specified form, by no later than 11.59pm on 10 April 2024.
For more information how to access the payment and the eligibility for business clients visit here.
Applications close 10 April.
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