Pensioner Rebate

A state government pension rebate on rate payments is available for holders of pensioner concession cards issued by CentreLink or the Department of Veterans Affairs; Gold Repatriation Health Card - Totally and Permanently Incapacitated (TPI) issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs; or Gold Repatriation Health Card - War Widow (WW) issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The state government rebate is 50 per cent of the rates payable to a maximum of $193.40 for the 2011/2012 financial year.

The pension rebate is only available to pensioners residing at the property for which they are applying for the exemption.

The following form can be completed prior to bringing it to either of the Stonnington Town Halls.

Pension rebate application form 2011-2012 (653.27 KB)

To apply for a pension rebate on your rates and charges you must present your pension card and rate notice to any of the Stonnington Town Halls. You will only need to provide your pension details or ownership details once. In subsequent years the pension rebate will be automatically calculated on your rates account providing that your entitlements for a pension concession remain the same.

An announcement has been made by the Concessions Unit of the Department of Human Services that the pension rebate on council rates has been extended to Department of Veteran Affairs POW and EDA card holders effective from 1 July 2009. Please contact Service Centre for further information on how to apply for a rebate on your rates.