For the 2024/2025 financial year we are providing eligible pension card holders with an additional $209.70 concession. This is in addition to the concession for 2024/2025, which all Victorian councils provide.

You are eligible for a $209.70 rebate on your rates for your principal place of residence if you hold a:

• Pensioner Concession Card — issued by Centrelink or Department of Veterans’ Affairs
• Department of Veterans’ Affairs Gold Card — War Widow (WW)
• Department of Veterans’ Affairs Gold Card — Totally and Permanently Incapacitated (TPI).

To apply for a pensioner rebate, please submit a completed municipal rates concession application form [ PDF, 123.65 KB] in one of the following ways:

• Upload to our online portal
• Mail to Yarra City Council, PO Box 168 Richmond VIC 3121
• In person at one of our customer service centres.

Municipal rates concession

In addition, the Municipal rates concession provides 

• a 50% discount off your Council rates up to a maximum of $259.50 
• plus an additional $50.00 concession that is set-off against your fire service levy charges.

People who receive unemployment benefits, Youth Allowance or hold a health care card can only apply for the rebate if they also hold a pensioner concession card.