The $64.8 million water and sewer concession initiative will provide bill relief to more than 190,000 concession recipients, including pensioners.

The average concession card holder will receive $412 off their annual water and sewer bill.

From 1 July, SA Water’s concession recipients will begin to receive their quarterly water and sewer bills, with the new concession directly applied to their bill.

While an average metropolitan household will face a water bill increase of approximately $21 a quarter in 2024-25, an equivalent householder who receives the increased water and sewerage concession will face an increase of approximately $8 a quarter.

This increased water and sewer concession is in addition to the comprehensive $266.2 million cost of living package outlined in the 2024-25 State Budget.

That package included $51.5 million for a once-off additional Cost of Living Concession payment of $243.90, which is being distributed to eligible households by the end of this month.

Both the Cost of Living Concession and increased water and sewer concessions are available to a range of eligible households, where a resident holds an eligible card, receives an eligible Centrelink payment or meets low income provisions.

The new concessions have been unveiled as the State Government marks the arrival of key water infrastructure to be installed as part of the record $1.5 billion infrastructure investment over the next four years.

The large trunk water mains, currently stored at Virginia, will be installed across Angle Vale, Riverlea and Roseworthy in coming months to get more water into new greenfield developments and enable ongoing housing growth.

For vision and images of the water mains, click here.