Thermoregulatory Dysfunction Energy Subsidy Scheme
This scheme provides a subsidy to help offset the energy costs associated with temperature control at their home for financially disadvantaged people or their dependents with thermoregulatory dysfunction. It began in January 2007.
The subsidy is intended for people who hold means tested concession cards, (or the dependents of people who hold means tested concession cards) and who require heating and/or cooling to control the temperature in their homes under specialist medical advice.
In order to qualify for the Thermoregulatory Dysfunction subsidy, the patient must:
Be certified by a treating doctor who has been treating the patient for at least three months; and
Be assessed as meeting one of the four primary qualifying conditions; and
Be assessed as meeting one of the three secondary qualifying conditions.
Primary Qualifying Conditions
Autonomic system dysfunction. (Medical conditions in which the autonomic system has been damaged e.g. severe spinal cord injury, stroke, brain injury and neurodegenerative disorders)
Loss of skin integrity or loss of sweating capacity. (e.g. significant burns greater than 20%, severe inflammatory skin conditions and some rare forms of disordered sweating)
Objective reduction of physiological functioning at extremes of environmental temperatures. (e.g. advanced multiple sclerosis)
Hypersensitivity to extremes of environmental temperature leading to increased pain or other discomfort or an increased risk of complications. (e.g. complex regional pain syndrome and advanced peripheral vascular disease)
Secondary Qualifying Criteria
Severe immobility (e.g. such as occurs with quadriplegia or the loss of three limbs)
Demonstrated significant loss of autonomic regulation of sweating, heart rate or blood pressure
Demonstrated loss of physiological function or significant aggravation of clinical condition at extremes of environmental temperature
An applicant for the subsidy may be either:
The patient, who requires heating and/or cooling for their own use; OR
The guardian or primary caregiver of a person who utilises the energy for heating and/or cooling in their home.
However, the applicant must hold one of the following:
Fact Sheet and Application Form
Contacts for more information about the Thermoregulatory Dysfunction Energy Subsidy Scheme:
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Office of State Revenue
GPO Box T1600
PERTH WA 6845
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Plaza Level
200 St George's Terrace
PERTH
(8:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday)
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08 9262 1373
08 9481 0756
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