Council rates and garbage concessions

You can receive a concession on rates if you are a member who is:

• registered as the title holder and
• the person responsible for rates and property costs.

The property must be your primary place of residence.

What’s not included

You can’t get concessions for:

• more than one property per ‘rating year’
• rate notices issued under a lease
• rate notices issued in a business or company name.

How much

You can receive 62.5% of the annual property rate charges.

You can only get a maximum concession of $200 for each household per year.

You can receive a concession if you are a member who is:

• registered as the titleholder of the property you live in
• responsible for garbage costs through either a:
• local council
• body corporate/ strata title arrangement.

What’s not covered

You can't claim a concession if you are a member who lives outside:

• a town
• a city
• shire areas.

You can't claim the concession if you have a private arrangement for garbage collection.

How much

You can get the following concessions amounts:

You will get the first concessions reimbursed by direct deposit into your nominated bank account.

You must submit:

• invoices
• proof of payment
• vendor creation form PDF (146.1 KB).

Email your concession claim to ntconcessionandrecognition@nt.gov.au or visit your nearest customer service centre.

The NT Concession and Recognition Unit will advise the council who will automatically apply future concessions.

Claims for concessions must be made within:

• 6 months of you incurring the cost or
• the financial year - whichever is greater.

If you are a member who purchased a property or who has joined outside the financial year, you can apply for rates and garbage concessions.

You can get a concession on a pro-rata basis.