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Hardship Utility Grant Scheme
Offered by Department of Communities
Not published
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Verified against Department of Communities's own page on 27 Aug 2026
Key facts
- Funding amount
- Not stated
- Eligibility You may be eligible if your utility provider assesses you as being in the following situation: you contact your utility provider to discuss your outstanding debt and you are assessed by your utility provider as being in financial hardship and not in payment difficulty; you have exhausted
- Status
- Check with the funder
- Jurisdiction
- Western Australia
- Last verified
- 27 Aug 2026
- The date we last read this program on Department of Communities's own page.
Who can apply
The funder does not publish a structured list of eligible applicant types for this program. The eligibility criteria in the guidelines on the official page are the ones that count.
Eligibility, in the funder's words
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What the program funds
The Hardship Utility Grant Scheme (HUGS) assists Western Australian utility customers who are in financial hardship and are unable to pay their utility bills. The purpose of HUGS is to assist customers in financial hardship with their connection to essential services. Home Browse all information and services Community services Grants and subsidies Hardship Utility Grant Scheme Hardship Utility Grant Scheme The Hardship Utility Grant Scheme (HUGS) assists Western Australian utility customers who are in financial hardship and are unable to pay their utility bills.
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What it is for
This program is categorised under the following purposes. Each one that has a page of its own links to every other Australian grant we track for the same purpose.
How to apply
Applications for Hardship Utility Grant Scheme are made through Department of Communities, not through GrantWindow. We do not take applications, charge a fee or act as an intermediary, and any site that offers to apply on your behalf for a government grant is worth a very careful look.
Apply for Hardship Utility Grant Scheme on the official site
Where this came from
© State of Western Australia. Sourced from wa.gov.au. Crown copyright - reuse is not covered by an open licence.
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