National Energy Bill Relief payment

For most states and territories, eligible customers receive the rebate on their primary electricity account only. The exception is in Queensland, where customers with more than one eligible residential or business account get the rebate on each account they hold.

All Australian households will have received $150 applied in quarterly instalments of $75 in the first two quarters of the 2025–26 financial year.

Small businesses could be eligible for a $150 rebate from the Energy Bill Relief Fund in the 2025–26 financial year. In all states and territories except Victoria, it's applied in quarterly instalments of $75. In Victoria, it's applied as a lump sum.

A small business must meet eligibility criteria to get the rebate. The government’s Energy Bill Relief Fund outlines the criteria.

If your household or small business (if eligible) is in an embedded network like an apartment building or a retail store in shopping centre, and you get an Origin electricity bill, you’ll be eligible for:

If you’re living in a setting like a retirement village or caravan park and you don’t get an electricity bill from Origin, check with your state government to see if you’re eligible and how to go about claiming it. We’ve included state and territory government website links at the end of this article.

From 1 July 2025, we applied the 2025–26 rebate directly into your household or small business electricity accounts. For most customers, this was applied in quarterly instalments. And, in most cases, if you’re eligible and receive your own electricity bill there's nothing you need to do – it would have happened automatically. See ‘When to expect your rebate’ for the timetable of rebate payments by state and customer type.

See also the government’s Energy Bill Relief Fund website for more information about eligibility and situations where the rebate isn’t automatic.

We start processing rebates from the dates listed in the table below. It can take up to 10 days for the rebate to reach your account.

After the rebate is applied to your electricity bill, you’ll see it as a credit – usually it’s on page 2. Look for the description ‘Australian Government Energy Bill Relief’.

State and territory governments are working on implementing the rebates. You can find their latest information on these websites.

For most customers, during the 2024–25 financial year the:

The Australian Government partnered with state and territory governments to provide:

The rebate was in addition to other concessions, rebates and cost-of-living support packages available from your state or territory government.

For most states and territories, eligible customers received the rebate on their primary electricity account only. The exception is in Queensland, where customers with more than one eligible residential or business account got the rebate on each account they hold.
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All Australian households received a $300 rebate applied in quarterly instalments of $75 from the Energy Bill Relief Fund in the 2024–25 financial year, plus $150 applied in the first two quarters of the 2025–26 financial year.

Small businesses could have been eligible for a $325 rebate from the Energy Bill Relief Fund in the 2024–25 financial year. In all states and territories except Victoria, it was applied in quarterly instalments of $81.25. In Victoria, it was applied as a lump sum. Eligible small business also received $150 applied in the first two quarters of the 2035–26 financial year.

A small business had to meet eligibility criteria to get the rebate. The government’s Energy Bill Relief Fund outlines the criteria.

If your household or small business was in an embedded network like an apartment building or a retail store in shopping centre, and you were getting an Origin electricity bill, you’ll be eligible for:

From 1 July 2024, Origin applied the 2024–25 rebate directly into your household or small business electricity accounts. For most customers, this was applied in quarterly instalments. And, in most cases, if you were eligible and received your own electricity bill - it happen automatically. See ‘When to expect your rebate’ for the timetable of rebate payments by state and customer type.

See also the government’s Energy Bill Relief Fund website for more information about eligibility and situations where the rebate isn’t automatic.

The rebates were processed from the dates listed in the table below.