About the Life Support Rebate
The Life Support Rebate is $150 for 2026-27, credited at about 41.096 cents a day. Only one rebate can be claimed per household, regardless of how many machines are used.
The equipment list is broad: dialysis machines, oxygen concentrators, respirators, CPAP regulators, long-stay life support, nebulisers, TPN devices and others subject to approval. Your energy provider decides eligibility using your doctor's letter.
Concession card holders with a condition needing medical heating or cooling can also claim under a sub-category of this rebate. Home haemodialysis patients can get a separate water rebate of up to $1,200 a year.
Who can get it
- Someone in your household uses electrically operated life support equipment, prescribed by an ACT medical practitioner for a life-threatening condition.
- Eligible equipment includes dialysis machines, oxygen concentrators, respirators, CPAP regulators, nebulisers and TPN devices.
- A sub-category covers concession card holders with a condition needing medical heating or cooling.
How to apply
- Contact your energy provider and provide a letter from your medical practitioner.
- Embedded network residents in caravan parks and retirement villages apply to the ACT Revenue Office.
How it is paid: As a daily credit of about 41.096 cents on your electricity bill. One per household.
Contact: ACT Revenue Office, (02) 6207 0028. Official information.
Moving or switching retailer?
Concessions applied by your retailer do not always move with you. When you move house or switch, give your card details to the new retailer and check the next bill. See how to claim a concession.
Other energy help in ACT
- Electricity, Gas and Water Rebate: $800 a year.
- Home Energy Support Program: Up to $5,000: 50% of costs, up to $2,500 per upgrade.
See every program on our ACT rebates page.
Common questions
$150 for 2026-27, credited at about 41.096 cents a day on your electricity bill.
Yes. The ACT Revenue Office lists CPAP regulators among eligible equipment.
Medical heating and cooling for concession card holders is covered as a sub-category of the Life Support Rebate.
Sources
Every rate on this page comes from the regulator or the regulated retailer. Last checked October 2026. Prices include GST unless we say otherwise.