Holroyd City Council

Pensioner Rate Rebates

If you are a pensioner liable for rates and charges on the property, you may be entitled to a rebate

All NSW councils give a mandatory rebate of up to $250 to eligible pensioners. Holroyd City Council is one of the few councils that also grants an additional voluntary rebate of $15, to all eligible pensioners.

The Mandatory Rebate

You are an eligible pensioner if you are liable for the rates and charges on a property, which is your sole or principal residence, and you have a current pensioner concession card issued by Centrelink, or you have a current pensioner concession card issued by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs because:

  • you are a widow or widower of a member of the Australian Defence or Peacekeeping Forces, or
  • you are the unmarried mother of a deceased unmarried member of either of those forces, or
  • you are a widowed mother of a deceased unmarried member of either of those forces, or
  • you are a TPI under the Veterans Entitlement Act, 1986, or
  • you receive a general rate of pension adjusted for extreme disablement under section 22 (4) of the Veterans Entitlement Act 1986 of the Commonwealth, or a special rate of pension under section 24 of that Act.

Please Note:

  • You may claim a rebate effective from the date of your PCC and it will commence from the start of the next quarter.
  • If you cease to qualify as an eligible pensioner you will not be entitled to receive a rebate for the remainder of that year. It will cease at the end of the quarter and part of the pension rebate will be added back onto the rate account.