Duration: 31 seconds
Narration: Male voiceover
[Video begins]
[Voiceover]: To shrink the cost of your energy and gas bills, your first step is to ask for energy concessions.
[Description]: Animated hands browse on a laptop, opening an email about an energy bill.
[Voiceover]: If you have one of these cards, you have a right to ask your energy company for a concession, and you’ll save money on your bills.
[Description]: Three animated cards ‘Health Care Card’, ‘Pensioner Concession Card’, and ‘DVA Health Card’ are seen. A hand takes each of them off the screen.
[Voiceover]: Getting an energy concession makes you part of a special group. It means you pay less on every bill.
[Description]: An animated women looks confused thinking about a health care card, then happy about an energy bill.
[Voiceover]: Energy concessions are different to energy company discounts and pay on time deals. They’re supported by the government, so you don’t need to pay your bills on time or by direct debit to receive concessions.
[Description]: An animated man on a laptop looks closely at the screen, then moves away and smiles.
[Voiceover]: Okay, let’s get to the good stuff.
[Description]: The words ‘The good stuff’ appear.
[Voiceover]: How much money can you save with energy concessions?
[Description]: An animated man in a pink bathrobe shrugs.
[Voiceover]: Most people can save around $320 per year just with the main annual electricity concession. But there are a bunch of different concessions.
[Description]: The man tip over a pink piggy bank, coins pour out onto a table.
[Voiceover]: For lower bills for gas heating or just to tackle high bills, you could save even more.
[Description]: The man warms his hands near a large wall heater.
[Voiceover]: Ask your energy concession to confirm you’re getting every concession you should be.
[Description]: The man uses a mobile phone, holding a card in his hand.
[Voiceover]: On that note, it’s a good idea to call your energy company once a year to check your concessions and make sure you’re getting the cheapest energy prices.
[Description]: An animated woman smiles thinking about a call centre operator.
[Voiceover]: Why not put a yearly reminder in your calendar?
[Description]: The woman taps her phone, a large calendar selecting a date is displayed.
[Voiceover]: Think you’ve been missing out on concessions? No problem. Ask your energy company to backdate them for you.
[Description]: The woman makes a call from her phone.
[Voiceover]: Okay, let’s recap. There are two things you need to know about energy concessions.
[Description]: The words ‘Let’s recap’ appear.
[Voiceover]: One, they are the easiest way to save money on your bills.
[Description]: Animated hands browse on a laptop, opening an email about an energy bill.
[Voiceover]: Two, you need to phone your energy company and ask them to apply all your concessions to your bill. Shrink your bill with energy concessions today.
[Description]: The man in a pink bathrobe uses a mobile phone, holding a card in his hand, then winks.
[Voiceover]: For more tips on taking control, check out the energy info hub website or just pick up the phone and take charge of your energy bills today.
[Description]: The URL energyinfohub.org.au appears.