South Australian Pastoral Lease Rent Rebate Scheme

This program aims to provide financial assistance to pastoralists facing hardship.

Rebates of up to 50% (and no more than $3,500/financial year) of South Australian pastoral lease rent are available.

Rebates will be available for both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial year and are subject to funding being available. Eligible applicants will need to apply for each financial year.

Eligible applicants must:
- Be in receipt of the Farm Household Allowance for the current financial year and able to provide evidence of this. Evidence can include an income statement from Centrelink or a copy of the most recent concession card that identifies that the applicant is in receipt of Farm Household Allowance.
- Be directly associated with a farming business and your farming business be based in South Australia.
- Operate as a sole trader, partnership, trust or private company.
- Be a legal entity capable of entering into a Grant Agreement with the Minister and/or Delegate.
- Have a current Australian Business Number (ABN) and be registered for GST.
- Have not received funding from another South Australian/Australian Government program in respect of the same activities.

Eligible costs claimed under the program must have been incurred from 1 July 2019.

The following are ineligible for funding:
- Applicants whose pastoral lease rent is not from 2019-20 or 2020-21 financial years.
- Applicants who are not in receipt of the Farm Household Allowance for the current financial year.
- Any other ongoing financial obligation that the applicant has.
- Rebates that are not directly associated with pastoral business.
- Rebates for special costs such as service charges, NRM levies, fines and interest and arrears from previous years.