{"id":2081,"date":"2023-06-08T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2023-06-09T00:45:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T00:45:58","slug":"extra-500-per-household-for-people-with-commonwealth-seniors-health-card-holders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/extra-500-per-household-for-people-with-commonwealth-seniors-health-card-holders\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra $500 per household for people with Commonwealth Seniors Health Card holders"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2081\" class=\"elementor elementor-2081\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3992233 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3992233\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b25271\" data-id=\"4b25271\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fef552 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fef552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>N<strong>early 500,000 Australians will be eligible for a rebate worth hundreds of dollars in a bid to offset a major price hike expected on July 1.<\/strong><\/p><p>All Commonwealth Seniors Health Card holders, nearly 500,000, will receive up to $500 per household in energy bill relief from the federal government on 1 July.<\/p><p><strong>The rebate is to try to offset a major price rise in electricity.<\/strong><\/p><p>From 1 July, electricity prices will increase between 20% and 25% for those in NSW, southeast Queensland and South Australia.<\/p><p>Clare Savage, chair of the Australian Energy Regulator, which increased the price of electricity, urged people to \u201cshop around\u201d.<\/p><blockquote><p>\u201cNo one wants to see rising prices, and we recognise this is a difficult time, that\u2019s why it\u2019s important for consumers to shop around for a better deal,\u201d she said.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>Income limits for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card were increased to $90,000 for singles and $144,000 for couples on November 4, 2022 \u2013 the biggest increase in more than 20 years.<\/p><p>Since November an additional 16,230 Australians who were not previously eligible have been granted access to the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 500,000 Australians will be eligible for a rebate worth hundreds of dollars in a bid to offset a major price hike expected on July 1. 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