The Medical Heating and Cooling Concession helps South Australians on a fixed or low income who have a clinically verified medical condition which requires the frequent use of heating or cooling in the home to prevent the severe worsening of their condition.
The current concession amount is $274.85 a year.
The concession is indexed each financial year and is available in addition to the energy concession.
How to apply
- Step 1
Check if you're eligible
To be eligible you must:
- live at the address on the application form
- have, or be the parent or legal guardian of, a child who has a qualifying medical condition requiring cooling or heating to prevent severe worsening of their condition
- provide certification from your medical specialist or general practitioner that the medical condition is severely worsened by hot or cold weather
- use an air conditioning unit at that address to meet your medical heating and cooling requirements
- be financially responsible for the full or part payment of the energy bill
- have an eligible concession card or Centrelink payment
- Step 2
Download the application form
Download the Medical Heating and Cooling Concession - application form (311.7 KB PDF) or phone 1300 735 350 and ask for a form to be sent to you.
- Step 3
Complete the form with your medical practitioner
Complete and sign the application form with your medical practitioner.
Medical Heating and Cooling Concession clinical guidelines (120.2 KB PDF)
- Step 4
Submit your application
Scan and email the form to MHC@sa.gov.au
Processing delays will apply to applications received by post.
Contact
Phone
Medical Heating and Cooling line - 1300 735 350
ConcessionsSA Hotline - 1800 307 758
Interpreting and translating
Call 1800 280 203 to arrange an onsite or telephone interpreter or to have a document translated, through the Interpreting and Translating Centre (ITC).
