Polwarth electorate
Mr RIORDAN (Polwarth) (11:58): (5815) My question is to the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change. My question is a simple one. My office is currently being inundated by mainly elderly Victorians who are trying to apply for the $250Â power saving bonus program. Unfortunately, as we saw when the government tried to implement its help for small business, which involved making complicated and difficult applications online, so too many constituents in my electorate who do not have computers at home and do not have internet access are being denied their fair share of support in the coming winter months to keep themselves warm and provide hot water, cooking and other necessities that of course we all rely on electricity for. I ask the minister very clearly: can a review be taken into the way people can apply for this power saving bonus so that people are not disadvantaged and left without that support?