At least 6000 households will have access to a new, discounted washing machine as the NSW government seeks to lower electricity bills for some of the state\u2019s most vulnerable.<\/p>\n
Eligible pensioners, veterans, social housing tenants, and low-income households will be able to trade in their top-loader washing machine for a new 8kg water and energy-efficient front-loader for just $250 under the scheme.<\/p>\n
The state government estimates the switch could save households an average of $300 per year by reducing water, electricity, and detergent use. <\/p>\n
Housing Minister Rose Jackson said the \u201cpractical support\u201d would deliver long-term cost-of-living support for NSW families. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe response to this program has been extraordinary with machines snapped up in next to no time and that\u2019s why we\u2019re back again with another 6000 discounted washing machines,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Veterans Minister David Harris said the state\u2019s veterans were owed \u201can unpayable debt\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cEasing their electricity bills with a new washing machine is the least we can do,\u201d Mr Harris said.<\/p>\n
Likewise, Seniors Minister Jodie Harrison said the economic benefit for older residents would \u201cadd up over the long-term\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has been a very popular program, so eligible seniors should get in quick if they have an old top-loader they would like to replace,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The scheme is available to eligible concession card holders and includes delivery anywhere in NSW, as well as a two-year warranty and removal of the old machine through recycling, provided by white goods\u2019 giant The Good Guys.<\/p>\n
To date, about 12,000 households have had their washing machine upgraded.<\/p>\n
Its estimated the switch, as well as saving money, has reduced water usage by about 223 million litres, or about 93 Olympic-sized pools. <\/p>\n
Previous rounds of the program saw machines sold-out within a week, prompting a third round, the government said.<\/p>\n
The Labor government has sought to emphasise its practical cost-of-living relief as voters gear up to return to the polls next year, and as the war in the Middle East continues to put pressure on supply chains and fuel prices.<\/p>\n
In recent years, the government has sough to expand access to common medicines including the pill and ADHD medication without needing a GP or specialist respectively. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At least 6000 households will have access to a new, discounted washing machine as the NSW government seeks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68359,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[90082,45914,45913,42915,90054,52553,90070,90064,90044,37434,90084,90088,36956,90078,90079,90062,21187,3152,90061,36930,90053,90049,90065,90046,90077,22,90087,21,90092,35740,90051,9876,90072,52439,90075,90076,90057,90089,90050,13710,90066,90063,90060,15930,90056,90085,87482,90068,58050,47236,74123,596,90042,1098,90045,90048,21787,90073,38924,8524,90043,66043,90093,90083,60438,90080,90090,90059,90055,23380,54335,83291,39629,42971,90067,90081,39103,41308,43721,90074,37964,90086,41175,46307,90069,90071,90091,46499,1532,1491,90058,13160,90052,90047,31453],"class_list":["post-68358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-s-veterans","tag-000-households","tag-45913","tag-42915","tag-a-gp-or","tag-a-new","tag-a-new-8kg-water","tag-a-new-washing-machine","tag-a-single-item","tag-a-third-round","tag-a-two-year-warranty-and-removal","tag-a-very-popular-program","tag-a-week","tag-about-12","tag-about-223-million-litres","tag-about-93-olympic-sized-pools","tag-access","tag-adhd-medication","tag-an-australian-state-government","tag-an-average","tag-an-old-top-loader","tag-an-unpayable-debt","tag-and-detergent-use","tag-another-6000","tag-at-least-6000-households","tag-au","tag-aussies-hundreds","tag-austrlia","tag-common-medicines","tag-delivery","tag-discounted-washing-machine","tag-electricity","tag-electricity-bill-push","tag-electricity-bills","tag-eligible-concession-card-holders","tag-eligible-pensioners","tag-eligible-seniors","tag-energy-efficient-front-loader","tag-giant","tag-households","tag-housing-minister-rose-jackson","tag-its-practical-cost-of-living-relief","tag-just-250","tag-labor-government","tag-long-term-cost-of-living-support","tag-low-income-households","tag-machines","tag-minister-david-harris","tag-mr-harris","tag-next-year","tag-no-time","tag-nsw","tag-nsw-families","tag-nsw-government","tag-older-residents","tag-one-item","tag-pressure","tag-previous-rounds","tag-recent-years","tag-recycling","tag-saving-money","tag-scheme","tag-seniors-minister-jodie-harrison","tag-social-housing-tenants","tag-specialist","tag-supply-chains-and-fuel-prices-in","tag-the-practical-support","tag-the-economic-benefit","tag-the-good-guys-to-date","tag-the-government","tag-the-least","tag-the-long-term","tag-the-middle-east","tag-the-nsw-government","tag-the-old-machine","tag-the-pill","tag-the-polls","tag-the-program","tag-the-response","tag-the-scheme-the-state-government","tag-the-state","tag-the-switch","tag-the-war","tag-their-bills","tag-their-electricity-bills","tag-their-top-loader-washing-machine","tag-their-washing-machine-upgraded-its","tag-this-program","tag-veterans","tag-voters","tag-washing-machines","tag-water","tag-water-usage","tag-white-goods","tag-year"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}