Rates rebates for eligible pensioners

Eligible pensioners are entitled to receive a concession on rates and charges of up to $250.00 on residential properties with approval being subject to legislative requirements. The rebate amount granted will be proportionate to the percentage of ownership and to the date from which the applicant became eligible. Pensioners who have owned and resided in the Inner West LGA for 10 years or more may be entitled to an additional voluntary rebate on their Domestic Waste Management and stormwater charges and should contact Council to assess eligibility.

Eligibility criteria

• The applicant must be the listed on the Certificate of Title as the owner of the property
• The applicant must reside at the property as their sole or principal place of residence.
• The applicant must be the holder of  a current pensioner concession card issued by either Centrelink or the Department of Veteran's Affairs.
• The applicant must submit a signed Pensioner Concession Rate form to Council along with a copy of the front and back of the Pensioner Concession Card.

New pensioners after 1 July will receive a rebate proportionate to the number of full quarters remaining in the rating year after the day when the person becomes an eligible pensioner (Local Government Act 1993, Section 575). This is illustrated in the table below:

When a person ceases to be an eligible pensioner or sells the property, a proportion of the rebate granted for the year is written back as payable. This applies in the same manner as a granted rebate: the write back will equal the number of full quarters remaining in the year.

Applying for a pensioner rebate

Complete the pension concession rates form below, and submit the completed form using Council's online request management system:

• Pensioner concession for rates form (DOCX 53.1KB)
• Pensioner concession for rates form (PDF 337.4KB)

Submit your completed pensioner concession rates form online

You can also submit a completed form in one of the following ways:

In person at:

• Ashfield Service Centre, 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield
• Leichhardt Service Centre, 7-15 Wetherill Street, Leichhardt
• Petersham Service Centre, 2-14 Fisher Street, Petersham

By mail to:

Inner West Council, PO Box 14, Petersham, NSW 2049

By email to:

council@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

You will need to provide your Pensioner Concession Card.

To be eligible, the details on the concession card must match the property owner on the rates notice.