If you have been approved for hardship with Brimbank City Council and are now experiencing extreme hardship, you may be eligible for a rate waiver. Please complete the Hardship Waiver Enquiry and our Hardship Officer will be in contact within 14 days.
If you meet the criteria via the enquiry process, the Hardship Officer will send an additional form to be completed and submitted to council for review via the Rate Waiver Committee. This committee meets quarterly to review all applications.
We will consider:
- waiving or reducing rates on your principle place of residence if you are in financial hardship and are unable to provide food, accommodation, clothing, medical treatment, education or other basic necessities for yourself, your family or dependants
- this application against your current circumstances, and other factors when assessing your claim for hardship
- the financial hardship offered to one ratepayer does not unduly disadvantage other ratepayers.
Mandatory documents required:
- bank statement for each account
- government concession card, if applicable
- financial counselling documentation
- income statement / tax return, last 2 years
- mortgage statement, last 3 months
- payslips - last 3 consecutive pays
- investment accounts
- medical or doctor's letter verifying your inability to earn an income due to illness or caring for a sick family member
- disconnection of essential services or repossession of essential items notice.
Providing these documents does not automatically grant you a hardship waiver. You can only be granted a waiver on a property once during your ownership period. Upon approval the hardship waiver is for the General Levy portion of a rate charge for your property only.
This form will take about 5 minutes to complete.
