Cost of Living Concessions

The South Australian Government provides the Cost of Living Concession to assist those on low or fixed incomes with any of their cost of living expenses, whether that be electricity, water, gas or medical bills. 2016-17 Cost of Living Concession recipients: Total number of recipients 180,513 Homeowner-occupier recipients 150,212 Homeowner-occupier recipients as % of total recipients 83% Tenant recipients 30,311 Tenant recipients as % of total recipients 17% A subset of homeowner-occupiers and tenants are the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card recipients 7,834 Commonwealth Seniors Health Card recipients as % of total recipients 4%

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Published (Metadata Record) 04/03/2026
Last updated 05/03/2026
Organisation Australian Federal Government
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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