Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
A new advertising campaign will highlight ACT Government financial assistance available to Canberrans.
The range of targeted ACT Government programs that can help Canberrans with financial assistance will be highlighted in a new advertising campaign launched in response to rising cost of living pressures.
The campaign is one of the many actions the ACT Government is taking to support households feeling the impact of global inflationary pressures.
The Government has a range of initiatives in place to relieve cost of living pressures. These include help with everyday costs including bills, health care and transport, as well as sustainable home upgrades and support to rent or buy a home.
The campaign aims to increase awareness of ACT Government and Commonwealth assistance programs, rebates and services to ensure more Canberrans are accessing support.
The updated Cost of living support website outlines information for Canberrans. The campaign also includes eKits for community organisations to share information about the Government’s cost of living support with their clients and the broader community.
The new campaign comes off the back of new and expanded measures in the 2023-24 ACT Budget to provide further cost of living relief to Canberrans.
This includes the expansion of the Utilities Concession eligibility criteria to include 12,000 more households; and a one-off increase of $50 to the Utilities Concession, raising the amount from $750 to $800 in 2023-24.
There is also targeted assistance with paying bills and free health care at nurse-led walk-in centres.
The ACT’s nation-leading action on climate change – including the territory’s transition to 100 per cent renewable electricity – continues to translate to lower energy bills.
Across the border in New South Wales, the average household electricity costs are expected to be $747 a year higher than in the ACT this current financial year.
More information about the ACT Government’s cost of living support is available at: act.gov.au/costoflivingsupport.
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