Child Support Agency : From 20 March 2017 Energy Supplement is changing

3 January 2017

This change will only affect some customers.

Customers on income support payments aren't affected.

The changes only apply if you get Family Tax Benefit (FTB) or hold a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC).

How you're affected depends on when you started getting the supplement and with which payment or card.

You don't need to do anything. The change will happen automatically. If you're affected you'll get a letter.

Your FTB	Your Energy Supplement
Eligible as of 19 September 2016	Will continue unless there's a break in your eligibility for FTB
Become eligible between 20 September 2016 and 19 March 2017	Will stop on 20 March 2017
Became eligible from 20 March 2017	You won't be eligible
Eligible for FTB and receiving an income support payment	You'll keep getting it with your income support payment, it isn't affected. Energy Supplement paid with your FTB may be affected. It depends on when you started getting your FTB

Your CSHC	Your Energy Supplement
Eligible as of 19 September 2016	Will continue unless there's a break in your eligibility for CSHC
Claimed CSHC from 20 September 2016 and within 6 weeks of your income support payment stopping	Will continue unless there's a break in your eligibility for CSHC
Claimed CSHC from 20 September 2016 and more than 6 weeks after your income support payment stopped	Will stop on the 20 March 2017
Claimed CSHC from 20 March 2017	You won't be eligible, unless you're moving to a CSHC from an income support payment that stopped less than 6 weeks before claiming