provides concessions for those pensioner customers on the Islands. In 2015-16, the value of the claims totaled $9.3 million. Public Trustee Community Service Obligation We administer the Community Service Obligation payment to The Public Trustee, which provides assistance for the administration of: absolute estates with a gross asset value of less than $60 000; continuing trust and life tenancy estates with a gross asset value of less than $100 000; minor trusts with a gross asset value of less than $20 000; and assets for represented persons with a gross asset value of less than $100 000. In 2015-16, assistance provided under this CSO totalled $1.6 million. Electricity Concessions The Tasmanian Government offers several electricity concessions to assist with the cost of this essential service for those members of the Tasmanian community on low or fixed incomes. The Revenue Branch oversees the administration of these electricity concessions by reimbursing electricity retailers and performing integrity checks on the process. Electricity retailers are responsible for administering and processing applications from customers for the concessions. In 2015-16, electricity concessions totaled $41.7 million. More information in relation to electricity concessions is available on the Community Support Levy Each year, four per cent of the gross profit derived from gaming machines in hotels and clubs in Tasmania is paid into the Community Support Levy. The funds distributed by Communities, Sport and Recreation, located within the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and the Department of Health and Human Services, are as follows: 25 per cent for the benefit of sport and recreation clubs; 25 per cent for the benefit of charitable organisations; and 50 per cent for the provision of research into gambling, services for the prevention of compulsory gambling, treatment or rehabilitation of compulsive gamblers and community education concerning gambling. In 2015-16, Community Support Levy funding of: $1 176 438 was provided to Communities, Sport and Recreation; and $ 3 102 022 was provided to DHHS.
provides concessions for those pensioner customers on the Islands. In 2015-16, the value of the claims totaled $9.3 million. Public Trustee Community Service Obligation We administer the Community Service Obligation payment to The Public Trustee, which provides assistance for the administration of: absolute estates with a gross asset value of less than $60 000; continuing trust and life tenancy estates with a gross asset value of less than $100 000; minor trusts with a gross asset value of less than $20 000; and assets for represented persons with a gross asset value of less than $100 000. In 2015-16, assistance provided under this CSO totalled $1.6 million. Electricity Concessions The Tasmanian Government offers several electricity concessions to assist with the cost of this essential service for those members of the Tasmanian community on low or fixed incomes. The Revenue Branch oversees the administration of these electricity concessions by reimbursing electricity retailers and performing integrity checks on the process. Electricity retailers are responsible for administering and processing applications from customers for the concessions. In 2015-16, electricity concessions totaled $41.7 million. More information in relation to electricity concessions is available on the Community Support Levy Each year, four per cent of the gross profit derived from gaming machines in hotels and clubs in Tasmania is paid into the Community Support Levy. The funds distributed by Communities, Sport and Recreation, located within the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and the Department of Health and Human Services, are as follows: 25 per cent for the benefit of sport and recreation clubs; 25 per cent for the benefit of charitable organisations; and 50 per cent for the provision of research into gambling, services for the prevention of compulsory gambling, treatment or rehabilitation of compulsive gamblers and community education concerning gambling. In 2015-16, Community Support Levy funding of: $1 176 438 was provided to Communities, Sport and Recreation; and $ 3 102 022 was provided to DHHS.