NSW DECC Low Income Household Refit Program
What is the Low Income Household Refit Program?
The NSW Government is helping households most in need to save power and cut their power bills through the Low Income Household Refit Program. Over the next four years, 220,000 low income households across NSW will receive a free home energy assessment, have energy saving fittings put in and get personal advice about how to save power. The Program has been extended to Friday 23 October 2009.
The program is being offered to 1,000 homes in Western Sydney as part of a pilot which commenced in May 2009. Every home that signs up will get a free:
- home visit by a trained assessor to find ways to save power in your home
- power saver kit to help kick-start your savings
- power saver action plan to show you other ways to save power and money.
Who can join?
To join the Western Sydney pilot individuals must meet the following four criteria:
1. live in Western Sydney*
2. rent from a private landlord or own their own home**
3. have their name on the energy bills
4. be an energy utility hardship customer OR have one of the following: Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card, Centrelink Low Income Health Care Card, Department of Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Concession Card, Department of Veterans' Affairs Repatriation Health Card
* Local councils in Western Sydney are Auburn, Bankstown, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Holroyd, Liverpool, Parramatta, Penrith and The Hills.
** The main program will also include Housing NSW, Aboriginal Housing and Community Housing residents.
Individuals that don't live in Western Sydney but meet the rest of the criteria can sign up for the main program by emailing ccf@environment.
To download the program brochure click here.
For more information and to register, go to www.savepower.nsw.gov.au or phone Sustainable Energy and Water Services on 8003 3194, to arrange a home visit.
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This item was posted in September 2009.