[Layla Zein]

Georges River Council is looking into Voluntary Pensioner rebates.
We want to get a list of all councils and whether they offer such a rebate. the terms of the rebate and where the rebate is funded from. We also need to know if your Council does NOT offer such a rebate.
Thank you

[Simone Fisher]

Hi Layla,
Wollondilly offers several voluntary pension rebates.
1. 50% of one core domestic waste management charge (funded from domestic waste)
2. $45.00 (was originally introduced to rebate a special rate variation & has stayed. Funded from ordinary rates)
3. $25.00 (Stormwater Management Charge)
Please let me know if any further information is needed.
Simone

[Matthew Saunders]

Hi Layla,

Penrith City Council provides an additional rebate equivalent to the Stormwater charge, which for us is $25 (standard residential) or $12.50 (strata). Our rural properties don’t get the stormwater charge so they don’t get an additional rebate.

We basically raise it as a charge and then rebate it so that it can be shown on the rates notice that they are getting an additional discount. Initially we exempted pensioners from the charge so it wasn’t appearing on the rates notice, so they weren’t being informed of the additional rebate they were effectively receiving.

No additional rebate is given.

Kind regards,

Matthew.

[Jenita Ferguson]

Bellingen Council does not offer voluntary rebates.

[Bradley Filmer]

Hi Layla,

Blacktown does offer an additional $200 for pensioners that have owned property for more than 5 years in the Blacktown LGA. This is funded from ordinary rates.
We also offer a pension waste management rate for a 140l size bin, funded from waste.

We also offer pension rate for stormwater which is half the standard rate i.e $25 for residential, pensioner would be charged $12.50, funded from stormwater management.

Thanks
Brad

[Nicholas Lew]

H Layla
Bathurst Regional Council offers an additional $129 to full pensioners – $40 on the water availability funded from water, $40 on the Sewer access Charge funded from sewer and $49 on the Food & Green waste bin funded form waste.
Regards
Nick.

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