{"id":11827,"date":"2021-06-19T22:51:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T22:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=11827"},"modified":"2021-06-19T22:51:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T22:51:56","slug":"energy-deals-help-seniors-stay-warm-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/06\/19\/energy-deals-help-seniors-stay-warm-this-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy deals help seniors stay warm this winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The weather is getting cooler but NSW Seniors Card deals are warming up with savings available on energy costs this winter.<br \/>\nMinister for Seniors Natalie Ward said an exclusive EnergyAustralia deal will help ensure seniors have more money left over for doing the things they love.<br \/>\n\u201cNSW Seniors Card and NSW Senior Savers Card members who sign up for EnergyAustralia\u2019s \u2018Total Plan\u2019, receive 27 per cent off electricity, 25 per cent off gas and up to a $100 energy credit,\u201d Mrs Ward said.<br \/>\n\u201cSaving on basic living costs leaves more in the wallet for things that stave off social isolation, such as catching the train to see friends, groceries for a family dinner or buying a four-legged companion.\u201d<br \/>\nMember for Oatley Mark Coure said this deal is a way to thank our seniors for their invaluable contributions to society.<br \/>\n\u201cPeople aged over 60 are respected members of our communities and deals like this are a thank you for their lifelong contribution,\u201d Mr Coure said.<br \/>\nMark Brownfield, EnergyAustralia Residential Executive, said seniors can also call for a free \u2018Energy Health Check\u2019.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019ll review your current energy bills to ensure you\u2019re getting a fair price and see if you\u2019ll be better off with our exclusive offer,\u201d Mr Brownfield said.<br \/>\n\u201cWe understand getting value for money matters, so we\u2019re pleased to give seniors this great discount and up-front credit on their gas and electricity.\u201d<br \/>\nEnergyAustralia is among more than 7,500 NSW businesses offering deals for seniors. Other offers include half-price RSPCA senior pet adoptions and 50 per cent off metro to regional NSW TrainLink fares and five per cent off IGA gift cards.<br \/>\nFor NSW Senior\u2019s Card discounts plus terms and conditions, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seniorscard.nsw.gov.au\/discounts\/discount-directory\">www.seniorscard.nsw.gov.au\/discounts\/discount-directory<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather is getting cooler but NSW Seniors Card deals are warming up with savings available on energy costs this winter. Minister for Seniors Natalie Ward said an exclusive EnergyAustralia deal will help ensure seniors have more money left over for doing the things they love. \u201cNSW Seniors Card and NSW Senior Savers Card members &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/06\/19\/energy-deals-help-seniors-stay-warm-this-winter\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Energy deals help seniors stay warm this winter&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11827\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}