SA Home Oxygen Concession
This page is a direct rule-based guide for AU_SA_HOME_OXYGEN_CONCESSION (rule version 2025-26, effective 1 July 2025). It explains the SA Home Oxygen Concession, an electricity running-cost rebate for concession card holders who use state-funded home oxygen.
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Quick Answer
You may qualify if you live in South Australia, hold an eligible concession card, and use state-funded home oxygen. In the rule it is reached when state = SA and concession_card_type is one of the eligible cards.
It helps with electricity costs. The concession is a rebate toward the power used to run home oxygen equipment, recognising that the equipment adds to your electricity bill.
Outcome summary: ongoing help with the running cost of home oxygen, paralleling the home dialysis electricity concession, so the extra power your therapy uses does not fall entirely on your household.
What Is This Payment?
Home oxygen therapy runs on electricity, and concentrators can use power around the clock. The Home Oxygen Concession helps eligible card holders meet that extra electricity cost.
The rule database tags it as a Group B benefit with eligibility_only as its result role. It does not pay an open cash amount; it confirms whether you qualify for the electricity running-cost rebate tied to your home oxygen use.
The concession sits alongside the home dialysis electricity concession as part of South Australia's support for people who run essential medical equipment at home. It is delivered through ConcessionsSA.
How Much Can You Get?
The amount block is eligibility_only with period: none. The concession provides no open cash payment; its value is a rebate toward the electricity used by your home oxygen equipment.
- Electricity running-cost rebate for state-funded home oxygen users.
- Per card holder, tied to your eligible concession card.
- Aligned with the home dialysis concession, covering essential medical equipment power costs.
Eligibility Conditions
The eligibility block is an all set, so every condition must pass.
- South Australian resident:
state = SA. - Eligible concession card:
concession_card_type in [pensioner_concession_card, health_care_card, low_income_health_care_card, dva_gold_card]. You must hold one of these cards.
In addition to the rule's conditions, the concession is for people using state-funded home oxygen, supported by an oxygen prescription. Evidence of your concession card and the prescription is needed.
Because the rebate is tied to running specific medical equipment, the product surfaces it to card holders in South Australia whose answers indicate home oxygen use and points them to a referral channel.
How To Apply
The channel is by referral, with your concession card and an oxygen prescription required as evidence.
- Have your treating service confirm your state-funded home oxygen and prescription.
- Apply through ConcessionsSA with your concession card details and oxygen prescription.
- Once approved, the rebate is applied to help with the electricity cost of running your equipment.
Rule-Based Scenarios
Scenario 1: overnight oxygen
George is a pensioner who runs an oxygen concentrator overnight. The concession rebates part of the extra electricity his equipment uses.
Scenario 2: Health Care Card holder
Rosa holds a Health Care Card and uses home oxygen prescribed by her specialist; she applies through ConcessionsSA for the running-cost rebate.
Scenario 3: alongside dialysis support
A household running both home oxygen and dialysis can access the matching electricity concessions for each piece of essential equipment.
Scenario 4: no eligible card
A resident uses home oxygen but holds no eligible concession card; because the rule requires a listed card, they do not qualify for this rebate.
Common Mistakes
- Expecting a large cash payout: the concession is a rebate toward electricity running costs, not an open cash payment.
- Not holding an eligible card: you must hold a pensioner, Health Care, low-income Health Care or DVA Gold card.
- Forgetting the oxygen prescription: evidence of state-funded home oxygen and a prescription is required.
- Confusing it with the dialysis concession: they are parallel concessions for different equipment; check which applies to you.
- Assuming it covers oxygen supply costs: the concession is about the electricity to run the equipment, not the oxygen itself.
- Not reapplying after a card change: if your concession card changes, update your details so the rebate continues.
Related Benefits
- SA Home Dialysis Electricity Concession - a matching electricity rebate for home dialysis users.
- SA Medical Heating and Cooling Concession - help with energy costs for medical needs.
- SA Energy Bill Concession - an ongoing concession toward energy costs for eligible households.
- SA DHS Equipment Program - subsidised aids and equipment outside the NDIS.
- Essential Medical Equipment Payment - federal help with running costs of essential equipment.
- Health Care Card - federal card unlocking concessions on essential costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Home Oxygen Concession cover?
It is a rebate toward the electricity used to run state-funded home oxygen equipment, not a payment for the oxygen itself.
Who is eligible?
South Australian residents who hold an eligible concession card and use state-funded home oxygen therapy.
Which concession cards qualify?
A pensioner concession card, Health Care Card, low-income Health Care Card or DVA Gold Card.
How do I apply?
Through ConcessionsSA by referral, providing your concession card details and an oxygen prescription.
Is it the same as the dialysis concession?
No, but it is a parallel concession; both help with the electricity cost of running essential medical equipment at home.
Does it pay me cash?
It is an eligibility-based rebate that helps with electricity running costs rather than an open cash payment.
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