The health, safety and wellbeing of Tasmanians is our number one priority. The Tasmanian Government recognises that fuel prices are presently volatile and subject to rapid change.
The Tasmanian Government has established the Essential Community Services Fuel Relief Program as a relief package for not-for-profit organisations to help ensure essential support services for Tasmanians in need can continue, uninterrupted.
The Program is designed to provide funding support to assist community organisations with increased transport costs for essential services. The Fuel Relief Program applies to the costs of both petrol and diesel fuel. Essential Community Services are those deemed to be essential or emergency services provided to people in our community experiencing financial hardship.
To ensure that funds are distributed as efficiently as possible, all applications will be assessed as they are submitted until the full funding available has been exhausted.
To be eligible for this Program, applicants must be a not-for profit organisation that provides ‘Essential Community Services’ to Tasmanians. Essential Community Services are defined as those essential or emergency services provided to people in our community experiencing financial hardship, such as emergency food relief, community transport and assistance with employment, education and health services. Eligible services are services, without which it would be directly detrimental to a person’s health and wellbeing. Eligible services do not include services for sporting, recreation or general social activities.
Organisations must also be:
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