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The Winter Energy Payment is a government support payment that provides $20.46 extra a week from May to October to support beneficiaries and pensioners with the cost of heating their homes. Tertiary students are currently ineligible for this payment, despite lower incomes and disproportionate experiences of cold and damp rental housing.   

The Green Party’s members bill from MP Francisco Hernandez would remedy this inequity by expanding eligibility of the Winter Energy Payment to full-time students in tertiary education, supporting students to reach their full potential in tertiary education by reducing the cost and burden of high winter energy costs. 

You can read the full bill here.

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