Application for Pensioner Rates Remission 2024/2025 |

Are you the holder of a Concession Card on 1 July 2024?*

If your start date on your card is on or after 2 July 2024, please answer 'no'.

Yes
No

Ineligible to Make Application

You have answered 'no' to the above question confirming that your concession card is dated on or after 2 July 2023. You are not eligible to apply for a Pensioner Rates Remission for 2023/24. If you continue to complete this application Council is unable to process your request and you will need to re-apply the following financial year. For further information please contact Council's Rates Department on 6211 8205 to discuss your options. Thank you.

Card Details

Card Start Date*

The Card Start Date appears on the front of your concession card

What type of Concession Card do you have?*

Pensioner Concession
Australian Government Health Care
Department of Veterans' Affairs 'Gold Card endorsed with TPI or War Widow

Concession Number*

Please provide a copy of your concession card (if possible)

Max. file size: 64 MB.

Applicant Details

Name*

First Middle Last

Date of Birth*

Property Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

PID Number (Property Identification Number)*

Your PID can be found on your rates notice on the right hand side of the notice next to 'Total Amount Due'

Email*

Landline Number

Mobile Number

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Does your name appear on the Certificate of Title for the above property?*

Yes
No

Was this property your principal place of residence on 1 July 2024?*

Yes
No

Have you received a remission on any other property for this financial year?*

Yes
No

Is your property serviced by Water and/or Sewerage?*

Yes
No

Ineligible to continue

You answered 'no' to the previous question. You are not eligible to apply for a Pensioner Rates Remission for the 2024/2025 financial year. You will need to re-apply in the 2025/2026 financial year.

Authorisation and Consent

Authorisation*

I authorise:

• the Kingborough Council (the Council) and the Department of Treasury and Finance (DoTaF) to use Centrelink Confirmation eServices to perform a Centrelink/DVA enquiry of my Centrelink or Department of Veterans’ Affairs Customer details and concession card status to enable the council and DoTaF to determine if I qualify for a concession, rebate or service.

• Services Australia (the agency) to provide the results of that enquiry to the council and the DoTaF.

Consent*

I understand that:

• The agency will disclose personal information to the Council and DoTaF including my name, address, payment type, payment status and concession card type and status to confirm my eligibility for rates remission.

• This consent, once signed, remains valid while I am a customer of the council unless I withdraw it by contacting the council or DoTaF.

• I can obtain proof of my circumstances/details from the department and provide it to the council and DoTaF so that my eligibility for rates remission can be determined.

• If I withdraw my consent or do no alternatively provide proof of my circumstances/details, I may not be eligible for the rates remission provided by Kingborough Council and DoTaF.

In making this application:*

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I declare that the information I have provided is true and correct
I understand that I am required to advise Council if I lose my entitlement to my Centrelink pensioner concession, Health Care or Veteran Affairs Gold endorsed TPI or war widow/widower
I understand that I am required to advise Council if I am no longer living in the property as 1 July of a financial year
I agree that by typing my name below I have signed this application

Name of Signatory*

If you fail to advise Council of the changes outlined above or make a false and misleading statement, the Commissioner may commence action to have a fine imposed

Date*