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WA Fuel Support Payment
Jul 31^st, 2026 at 3:51pm

The Fuel Support Payment is a cost-of-living measure to help ease fuel costs for Western Australians.

With work commutes, school drop-offs, driving lessons and life in between, the WA Government is helping Western Australians with a one-off $100 Fuel Support Payment.

The payment can be used however you choose, including donating it to a charity directly through the ServiceWA app. You can find more information about the donation option in the Frequently Asked Questions.

The fastest and most convenient way to claim the Fuel Support Payment is through the ServiceWA app until 31 December 2026.

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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21765 Gender:	Re: WA Fuel Support Payment Reply #1 - Jul 31^st, 2026 at 3:59pm too hard. It didn't want to work.
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Reply #2 - Jul 31^st, 2026 at 4:21pm

lee wrote on Jul 31^st, 2026 at 3:59pm:

too hard. It didn't want to work.

Indeed, it's difficult.

I did it yesterday, but it took a while.

You have to give your passport and driver's licence details and then they take your photo to verify it's you.

The app takes your photo twice - once to compare with the licence and again to compare with the passport.

Then they send a code to one app and you have to enter that into the other app, then go back to the first app, etc.

Very tedious.

My advice to anyone wanting to try it, make sure you've confirmed your identity in the ID app first - with the passport and driver's licence - before you apply for the $100 in the Service WA app.

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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21765 Gender:	Re: WA Fuel Support Payment Reply #3 - Jul 31^st, 2026 at 4:36pm Especially if you no longer have a passport.
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Reply #4 - Jul 31^st, 2026 at 4:53pm

lee wrote on Jul 31^st, 2026 at 4:36pm:

Especially if you no longer have a passport. Cool

The passport is optional.

You can use your Medicare card and a few other things.

More free advice from me: even if you know that you're never going to travel overseas again, always keep an up-to-date passport.

Towards the end of their lives my parents ran into lots of problems with Centrelink etc. because they didn't have any photo ID (no driver's licences as they were too old and too infirmed to drive, and their passports had long expired).

A current passport is the gold standard in photo ID, so it's well worth having one.

If my parents had kept theirs up-to-date it would have saved me an awful lot of time and worry.

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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21765 Gender:	Re: WA Fuel Support Payment Reply #5 - Jul 31^st, 2026 at 5:00pm I played with the app for three hours and decided I am not that poor I need the stress.
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Reply #6 - Jul 31^st, 2026 at 5:47pm

lee wrote on Jul 31^st, 2026 at 5:00pm:

I played with the app for three hours and decided I am not that poor I need the stress.

So many other people will do the same thing, unfortunately.

They could have made it so easy - just present your licence at the post office and they hand you a $100 note and cross your name off the list.

I'm glad I persisted with the app though, as now I have some good digital ID, but I completely understand why many people will give up.

It was unnecessarily tedious and frustrating.

When I first entered my passport details it said I had made a mistake and that I only had four more attempts to get it right or else I'd be locked out of the apps.

They didn't tell me what I got wrong though.

Turns out I forgot to enter my middle name.

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 58547 Gender:	Re: WA Fuel Support Payment Reply #7 - Jul 31^st, 2026 at 6:04pm Details on an unsecured App?
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 156577 Gender:	Re: WA Fuel Support Payment Reply #8 - Jul 31^st, 2026 at 6:19pm Jasin wrote on Jul 31^st, 2026 at 6:04pm: Details on an unsecured App? No. It's secure. Well, as secure as an app can be. I don't trust any of them. Eventually, all sites and apps will be hacked.
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Reply #9 - Jul 31^st, 2026 at 7:49pm

I decided I wasn't going to bother with this.

Does seem a bit strange because it's supposed to help with the increased cost of petrol lately but you only need a current WA drivers licence to get the $100.

For example, I haven't owned a car since last September but because I still have my drivers licence I can get the $100 if I wanted it.

But, I do not want to download and run the ServiceWA app (or any other government app) on my phone and I believe the paper form option is just about as complicated and annoying as using the app.

I don't know why the government can't just pay the $100 directly into the bank accounts of licence holders without all the hassle like they've done with the $114.20 yearly cost of living payment for my WA Seniors Card last week.

I kinda get the impression this is a ploy by the WA Government to get as many people as they can to download and use the ServiceWA app. I'll pass, thanks.

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Reply #10 - Jul 31^st, 2026 at 8:06pm

Carl D wrote on Jul 31^st, 2026 at 7:49pm:

I decided I wasn't going to bother with this.

Does seem a bit strange because it's supposed to help with the increased cost of petrol lately but you only need a current WA drivers licence to get the $100.

For example, I haven't owned a car since last September but because I still have my drivers licence I can get the $100 if I wanted it.

But, I do not want to download and run the ServiceWA app (or any other government app) on my phone and I believe the paper form option is just about as complicated and annoying as using the app.

I don't know why the government can't just pay the $100 directly into the bank accounts of licence holders without all the hassle like they've done with the $114.20 yearly cost of living payment for my WA Seniors Card last week.

I kinda get the impression this is a ploy by the WA Government to get as many people as they can to download and use the ServiceWA app. I'll pass, thanks.

That's exactly what it is.

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Reply #11 - Aug 22^nd, 2026 at 10:32am

I found out from a letter in today's paper that there is an easier way to get this payment.

Doesn't seem to have been publicised very well. I wonder why?

Department of Transport - Fuel Support Payment application

No ServiceWA app or paper form needed.

So, I have gone ahead and applied for it. The $100 is better off in my pocket instead or Roger and Rita's where they would just waste it on racetracks, ferries and rugby teams.

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Reply #12 - Aug 22^nd, 2026 at 10:39am

Carl D wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2026 at 10:32am:

I found out from a letter in today's paper that there is an easier way to get this payment.

Doesn't seem to have been publicised very well. I wonder why?

Department of Transport - Fuel Support Payment application

No ServiceWA app or paper form needed.

So, I have gone ahead and applied for it. The $100 is better off in my pocket instead or Roger and Rita's where they would just waste it on racetracks, ferries and rugby teams.

Very interesting - much easier.

I'm still glad I did it the hard way though - at least now I have digital ID and knowledge of how to use the ServiceWA app.

I'm sure I'll need them again in the future.

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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11456 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: WA Fuel Support Payment Reply #13 - Aug 22^nd, 2026 at 10:40am Just received the email saying it has been approved and will take 7 to 10 days to process. 7 to 10 days? There was a letter in the paper the other day about that and the writer said it's a pity the government wasn't so relaxed when it comes to money that we owe them.
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Reply #14 - Aug 22^nd, 2026 at 10:45am

Carl D wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2026 at 10:40am:

Just received the email saying it has been approved and will take 7 to 10 days to process.

7 to 10 days? There was a letter in the paper the other day about that and the writer said it's a pity the government wasn't so relaxed when it comes to money that we owe them.

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Mine was in my bank account 3 days after I applied.

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