{"id":43831,"date":"2020-10-26T12:04:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T01:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=43831"},"modified":"2025-12-19T14:32:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T05:02:39","slug":"act-solar-low-income","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/act-solar-low-income\/","title":{"rendered":"Pensioners Can Save Up To $2,500 With ACT Solar For Low Income Households Program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This article would have a lot more detail if I could have actually spoken to someone in the ACT government about it. It wasn’t for lack of trying. I called them 4 times, was on hold for 53 minutes, to no avail.<\/p><\/div>\r\n

Do you have a\u00a0Pensioner Concession Card?<\/p>\r\n

Do you own a home in the ACT?<\/p>\r\n

Does the roof of that home lack solar panels? <\/p>\r\n

If you can answer yes to these questions then you can receive up to $2,500 off the cost of a solar<\/a> system.\u00a0 The ACT Government will pay for half up to that maximum as part of their Solar For Low Income Households Program<\/a> — provided they decide your home is suitable.<\/p>\r\n

This subsidy is available now and there’s no set date to end the program.\u00a0 As Labor remains in power after winning<\/a> last week’s ACT election, I expect it will be available for a considerable time.<\/p>\r\n

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The median sale price of these hard-to-see ACT houses is now $737,000<\/a>. (Image: Canberra Times)<\/p><\/div>\r\n

It’s A Good Deal<\/h2>\r\n

While it will depend on the exact circumstances, our Solar & Battery Calculator<\/a> says conventional solar in Canberra can pay for itself inside 4 years.\u00a0 As this program can potentially cut that time in half, it makes rooftop solar power an insanely good investment.\u00a0 With a large enough system and perhaps a little effort put into shifting electricity use to the daytime, many pensioners would end up with electricity bills that either average zero dollars a year or provide an overall credit. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Solar Subsidy Eligibility<\/h2>\r\n

It doesn’t matter what kind of pensioner you are, as long as you hold an Australian Government Pensioner Concession Card and own a home without solar panels you can apply.\u00a0 Here’s information<\/a> on who can get the card.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

While the program is open to all with the concession card, Aged Pensioners have the highest home ownership.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

The internet page<\/a> for the Solar For Low Income Households Program says there are other eligibility requirements households will be assessed on.\u00a0 While there may be more, the three they mention are:<\/p>\r\n