Claims open for $100 cost-of-living relief Fuel Support Payment

WA drivers can now claim $100 towards the cost of fuel to help with work commutes, school drop offs, driving lessons, and life in between, with claims now open for the Fuel Support Payment.

From July 1, about 2.3 million eligible WA driver’s licence holders including learner, provisional, and extraordinary licences can submit a claim for the one-off payment which is part of the Government’s $1 billion cost-of-living support package.

Key points

• Payment available to eligible WA driver’s licence holders, including learner, provisional, and extraordinary licence holders
  Part of the Government’s more than $1 billion cost-of-living support package in the 2026-27 State Budget

“Amid global conflicts, we’ll continue to work hard to ensure Western Australians are supported with secure jobs, roofs over their heads, and access to the health care they need when they need it,” Premier Roger Cook said.

Western Australian residents can also choose to donate their payment to support people doing it tough, with 15 participating charities across three categories: food and emergency relief, children’s charities, and community support.

Donations will be shared equally among the charities within the selected category.

Alongside the Fuel Support Payment, foster and grandcarers can now register for the new Gold Card, while families will soon be able to access the third round of the WA Student Assistance Payment when applications open on 20 July.

The fastest and most convenient way to claim any of the Cook Labor Government’s cost-of-living support measures including the Fuel Support Payment is through the ServiceWA app. An alternative manual claim option is available for the Fuel Support Payment. This method will take up to eight weeks to process.

Since the announcement of the support payment last in May, the ServiceWA app has been accessed over four million times. It was opened 360,000 times on the day of the announcement itself, with the daily average sitting at 80,000.

Paper claim forms will be available online, at Community Resource Centres, Regional Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure Service Centres, ServiceWA kiosks, participating local Members of Parliament offices, and public libraries across Western Australia, and can be submitted by mail with the required supporting documents.

Further details can be found at: www.wa.gov.au/organisation/servicewa/servicewa-app/servicewa-app-fuel-support-payment