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  GG57 on 19/12/2018 - 09:46

  +1

  Same concept as the Victorian Government has run for the past 6 months, except they paid $50 to the end-user for doing the review (without necessarily changing providers).

  It is a good thing IMO, as it (should) de-mystify the offerings and sharpen competition.
  Some retailers may offer initial discounts and then ramp up prices later, but wise end-users should continue to monitor and find better retailers.

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  one man clan on 19/12/2018 - 10:21

  Did it, had an offer for $100 cheaper, had 1 missed call from the energy provider and then when I tried to call back it kept disconnecting before I could speak to someone after waiting through minutes of disclaimers. Need to try again

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    HighAndDry on 19/12/2018 - 11:59

    That doesn't bode well for customer service in the future…

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  pao2x on 19/12/2018 - 11:51

  Did it saved $10-20 a month estimate. Plus got a $125 signing bonus when I signed up direct to provider's website online

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  HighAndDry on 19/12/2018 - 12:00

  I read somewhere else regarding this that:

  There are more than 40 NSW Government rebates and savings available on the Service NSW website. New rebates are being added regularly to help with your cost of living.

  I'm not Diji1, but does that strike anyone else as incredibly inefficient? Why does there need to be 40 different rebates and savings available?

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    GG57 on 19/12/2018 - 13:00

    From memory that are all different in relation to the qualification to attain, the relevance to different people, different services, etc.
    I doubt that anyone could obtain all 40.
    If I were in NSW, I would review regularly to make sure I was getting all that I was entitled to.

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      HighAndDry on 19/12/2018 - 13:05

      From memory that are all different in relation to the qualification to attain, the relevance to different people, different services, etc.

      I get this, but this itself seems inefficient. Money is fungible - one dollar is one dollar is one dollar, no matter how it's described. You only realistically need as many rebates as there are demographic groups, and in my view, since it's just money, the only relevant criteria should be income (aka, "if you're poor").

      This way, the government can save on admin and enforcement costs, and maybe give even higher rebates in total.