Pensioners may be eligible for a discount on rates for their owner-occupied property.
Council pensioner concessions
We offer the following pensioner concessions from our charges:
- general rates – up to $426.00 per year for pensioners on a full pension and up to $213.00 per year for part pensioners
- garbage charges – up to 10 percent per year for pensioners on a full pension and up to 5 percent per year for part pensioners.
State Government subsidy
The Queensland Government offers the following subsidies:
- up to 20 percent subsidy on rates and charges, to a maximum of $200 per year
- a 20 percent subsidy on the State Emergency Levy
- up to $120 per year off the cost of water charges.
For more information, please see the Queensland Government’s Property concessions website.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a rates concession or subsidy, you must:
- be an owner or life tenant of the property (a Life Tenancy can be created with a valid will. It is only effective after the death of the property owner/s, or by Supreme or Family Court Order.)
- live in the property permanently
- either hold a current Queensland Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card or a Department of Veterans' Affairs Gold Card.
How to apply
To apply for a pension you need to hold a current pension concession card or Department of Veteran Affairs gold card. The name and address on your concession card must match the name and address on your rate notice.
To apply you can:
Recently changed address
If you receive a rates concession or subsidy and you have recently sold and bought another property within Logan, you will need to apply for a pensioner concession on your new home. Concessions and subsidies are not transferred from one property to another.
For more information, please call us on 07 3412 5230.
Eligible Cards
We accept Centrelink Pension Concession cards and Department of Veteran Affairs Gold Cards only. (To see a copy of eligible cards, please visit Services Australia - Pensioner Concession Card and / or Department of Veterans Affairs - Gold cards).