Concession card holders in SA will be entitled to an additional reduction of $50 on their annual water and sewerage bills.
An increased concession in annual water and sewerage bills of around $50 a year, on average, for about 190,000 eligible customers will come into effect from July 1, the government said. SA Premier Peter Malinauskas said the bill hike, to come into effect from July 1, would address a "major underinvestment in water infrastructure".Premier Peter Malinauskas said that the government had set aside $65 million in the state budget for the concession measure, which would "ameliorate that impact" of the increased bills "on the most vulnerable".Average SA household water bills will increase by $80 each year to help pay for $1.
Mr Malinauskas said the boosted concession would be available to Health Care card holders, pensioners and veterans. The premier on Wednesday conceded that that meant the $80 rise was not fixed, and was likely to rise over the next few years — but defended the hike as necessary to allow for infrastructure spending to boost the state's housing stock amid a "supply crunch".
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