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[VIC] Get $50 Cheque When You Use The Victorian Energy Compare Website to Compare Provider Offers (1 Per Household)

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[VIC] Get $50 Cheque When You Use The Victorian Energy Compare Website to Compare Provider Offers (1 Per Household)
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Luckycoupan on 04/01/2020 - 23:42 compare.energy.vic.gov.au (5181 clicks)
Last edited 06/01/2020 - 20:37 by 2 other users

Every Victorian household can submit a claim for the Power Saving Bonus. To confirm your eligibility, you will need to meet the following criteria:

You must have a residential electricity bill and be the account holder for that bill
You must be able to receive your bonus payment via mail at the address of your energy service.
If you don’t have an electricity service, you can still claim the $50 Bonus with a gas bill. Please read the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.

Don't forget to check back with Victorian Energy Compare regularly to make sure you’re getting the best deal all year round.

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  • Luckycoupan on 04/01/2020 - 23:43
    +5

    I received mine via bank check.

    • aerona on 05/01/2020 - 01:01

      Was this recent??

      • a20c87 on 05/01/2020 - 01:08

        Received mine last year via bank cheque

    • [Deactivated] on 05/01/2020 - 06:49
      +2

      And was it was processed in NSW too?i thought that was amusing.

  • ra3m3 on 04/01/2020 - 23:48
    +8

    This is old, but, can benefit others. Cheers.

    • Nukkels on 05/01/2020 - 07:29
      +9

      So old they're still using cheques!

      • icecream on 05/01/2020 - 16:42

        Yes, and if you forget to deposit the cheque, they save $50.

  • MilkDrinker on 05/01/2020 - 00:06
    +1

    Its been so long that I can't remember if/when I received mine.

    • reacher on 05/01/2020 - 00:15
      +1

      Me too, i forgot whether i received mine, : (

      • serpserpserp on 05/01/2020 - 07:58

        Same!

        • MikeKulls on 05/01/2020 - 15:11

          I only recently cashed mine. Sat in my wallet for a year

  • Viospeed on 05/01/2020 - 01:11
    -2

    Tried doing this last year, they wanted a whole bunch of shit like serial numbers, electrical unit number on box etc. 1 of them I couldnt find so i gave up

    • TEER3X on 05/01/2020 - 08:54
      +7

      Should've paid someone $20 to do the work for you, you would've made a hassle free $30

    • Mischaseb on 05/01/2020 - 12:29
      +6

      All the info I needed was on my electricity bill

    • diazepam on 05/01/2020 - 16:30
      +1

      Didn't work for me as I live in an apartment and don't have an NMI :(
      Some apartments have their own meters that you can't even change to another retailer… Pretty bullshit system.

      • BargainTeebone on 06/01/2020 - 10:28

        I also got caught by this after a couple of emails and a 20 minute phone call to someone who knew anything.

        Load of bullocks.

  • tim_geo on 05/01/2020 - 02:32

    I got my cheque in the mail last week from applying just prior to Christmas. Westpac bank cheque.
    In my case all details were on the bill (NMI, meter number etc).

  • 1st-Amendment on 05/01/2020 - 07:05
    +4

    What is a cheque?

    • CacheHunter on 05/01/2020 - 07:13
      +2

      A patterned grid of black and white squares.

    • askvictor on 05/01/2020 - 08:41
      +6

      A payment method designed to make it hard for people to claim.

      • bmerigan on 20/06/2020 - 22:11

        super hard to push cheque into ATM slot

  • JuryWheel on 05/01/2020 - 07:45

    I assume all prices have been corrected to reflect many resellers price increase on jan1?

    • 102010 on 05/01/2020 - 08:41

      You would assume so, but I checked on New Years Day and it was not up to date. Kind of defeats the purpose

  • profar on 05/01/2020 - 07:48

    I’m going back to the site because they put my rate up over 20% !

    Rate was 22 from Jan 1 went to 27 .

    • Bargaingeek on 05/01/2020 - 13:25

      Same here, mine was increased exactly 20% insane, the gov promised lower energy prices lies again

  • serpserpserp on 05/01/2020 - 07:59

    Is the $50 once off or yearly?

    • profar on 05/01/2020 - 08:04
      +4

      Once.

    • Bargaingeek on 05/01/2020 - 13:26
      +2

      One off, but a mate of mine claimed it twice when he moved to another house put it under his girlfriend name

      • ra3m3 on 05/01/2020 - 13:52

        It is once per address, I think.

        • 4foxache on 05/01/2020 - 20:39
          +1

          Yep i got it twice under the same name but different address as I'd moved house

  • Birdseye on 05/01/2020 - 08:08
    +5

    This was pretty useful. I got hooked up with Tango through them, far and away the cheapest (about 19c p/kwh) in my area. $50 on top was a great bonus

    • cj3 on 05/01/2020 - 08:59
      +1

      Same here.
      Was only doing the energy check to get the $50, and ended up switching to Tango!

      • financialminimalism on 05/01/2020 - 09:21
        +4

        Good sign that their incentive scheme is working….

    • SirDale on 05/01/2020 - 10:20

      As did I.

      The 19c is a fixed rate, with no peak/off peak?

      I'm on a split of 29 peak, and 14 off peak(weekends are all off peak).

      • bazingaa on 05/01/2020 - 11:17

        Same here, I am on 22 peak 12 offpeak inc GST with Tango

        • venomx2 on 05/01/2020 - 15:39

          are Tango increasing their rates?

    • Miss B on 05/01/2020 - 11:29

      I have been with Pacific Hydro, now Tango, for a couple of years. I did some research and compared the rates myself. The government site was not giving me Pacific Hydro/Tango as the cheapest until recently, but it always has been. They have a thing about fixed rates for 12 months as well. I also like monthly billing.

      • Bargaingeek on 05/01/2020 - 13:27

        I plan to do the same next week. My energy provider just slapped a ridiculous 20% increase, Tango looks good

        • Birdseye on 06/01/2020 - 08:19

          For me it's just fixed 19,no peak or off peak. Also fixed for two years. Signed up end of 2018

  • profar on 05/01/2020 - 09:07

    I can get 20.9 p/kwh no lock in . Only problem is they can change anytime with short written notice . And I can assure you that they are playing with luring in new customers and increasing the rate know a lot couldn't be bothered changing again . So I looked at 1 yr contract and goes to around 23 p/kwh .

    I have rates will contact my current provider , they either play ball or bye bye .

    • Craze on 05/01/2020 - 22:08

      My rate with Tango now has increased from 18.4c to 21.21c/kWh (I have flat rate, no peak/off-peak) with increase in supply charge as well (from 96c to 108.9c/day); looks like I should start shopping around for better deals if any.

  • anglais on 05/01/2020 - 09:16
    +1

    Nice just moved to VIC for first time. Free money 👍

  • Claire Naps on 05/01/2020 - 09:17

    Anyone know if you can claim again if you move house?

    • financialminimalism on 05/01/2020 - 10:18
      +2

      You can claim for multiple properties. I did for primary house and rented house (so long as you have necessary evidence).

      But I assume once it’s claimed for that address you can’t claim again for the same address under a different name - but I’m not 100% sure on this.

      If the previous owners haven’t claimed you can definitely get it for your new place.

      • cute as duck on 05/01/2020 - 10:24

        It's based on NMI

      • Claire Naps on 05/01/2020 - 10:25

        OK Thanks. Will give it a try.

      • Jake17 on 05/01/2020 - 11:17

        I moved after I claimed last time and have just submitted again. Thanks for the info.

      • s0805 on 06/01/2020 - 13:13

        Do you mean rental property that you own or the property that you rent…

        • financialminimalism on 07/01/2020 - 22:50

          That I was renting whilst renovating another house. It’s down to who pays (named on) the electricity bill as to who gets the benefit.

  • payless69 on 05/01/2020 - 10:01

    50% of the Navara fools sheep effect…

  • shockme79 on 05/01/2020 - 10:32

    I can’t recall if I’ve claimed this?? Is there a way I can check?

    • cute as duck on 05/01/2020 - 11:05
      +2
      1. Emailing them
      2. Phoning them
      3. Applying for it and getting the rejection email a few days later

      How many cheques have you received in the last 2 years that you don't recall?

  • lunartemis on 05/01/2020 - 11:37

    My wife applied for this last year when we lived in our old house (the bill was under her name). Would I be able to apply for this for the current house which has the electricity and gas under my name?

  • Sage on 05/01/2020 - 12:15

    Can you not directly go to https://powersavingbonus.energy.vic.gov.au/
    instead of messing around?

  • PopCounty on 05/01/2020 - 14:35
    +2

    What a way to use this to donate full/part of 50 bucks to the bushfire relief as well. Payment may take time but commitment can be instantaneously.

  • 4foxache on 05/01/2020 - 20:57

    Used it previously to get the Click deal but prices went up crazy so just used it again to switch to AGL saved me about $200. Great site.

  • shockme79 on 06/01/2020 - 14:48

    It recommended Alinta Energy & Lumo for me… Currently with Energy Australia.

    Any recommendations for either of these?

    • shockme79 on 07/01/2020 - 16:18

      I re-did a comparison today, same data, 100% and it now recommends Elysian Energy & Tango…. Apparently Alinta is now showing $300 more than yesterday's results…. Doesn't seem very credible.

      • JuryWheel on 07/01/2020 - 16:29

        I also did one (Heathmont) and elsyian and tango were 1 and 2 - HOWEVER i didnt realise how Elysian do their pricing. They use set price plans for ex amount of power, then a certain price for anything over. WEIRD!

        • shockme79 on 07/01/2020 - 16:42

          It must be an area thing, i'm in Wantirna…

          Yeah interesting about Elysian, they charge you a monthly fee which includes XXX (kwh), but apparently if you use less that your allocated amount you get a credit of XX per kwh.

          I just ran some rough calculations based on my usage and i think i'd be a about $50/mth better off (compared to my current retailer Energy Australia)

  • miq on 17/01/2020 - 00:30

    Thanks OP. Just submitted me claim.

  • gowri9324 on 21/01/2020 - 14:44

    I have got the cheque. They haven't written my name on that. And westpac is saying its invalid. A person name must be there on the cheque.

    • Nukkels on 21/01/2020 - 19:29

      When did you apply? I applied just under 2 weeks ago and only just got a notification that they'd recieved my application.

      • gowri9324 on 22/01/2020 - 09:32

        around same time. And NAB honoured the cheque

        • Nukkels on 22/01/2020 - 16:57

          Yeah just got mine today too. My name is on it, so I'll deposit it tomorrow - I'm not expecting any issues.

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