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If you're experiencing financial difficulty you may be eligible for support to pay your rates. To find out if you may be eligible, you can view our Rates Hardship Policy for eligibility requirements. We may be in this position to defer payments, (in whole or part payments), or waive rates, charges or interest, (in whole or part), if you're suffering extreme financial hardship.

Applications must be made in writing using the Hardship Application Form and are to be submitted to the following:

Coordinator Financial Services
The Barossa Council,
PO Box 867, Nuriootpa SA 5355

All applications are treated confidentially and are assessed on a case by case basis.

Alternatively, if you wish to make a request to change the way you pay your rates you can do so by filling out the below request alternative arrangements to pay rates application form.

Request alternative arrangements to pay rates application

If you're finding it difficult to meet your rates due date you can request alternative payment arrangements by filling out this form

Contact details
Name
Postal Address
Rate payment details

You can find your assessment number at the bottom-left corner of your Rate Notice

Please provide the amount outstanding on your Rate Notice

Payment frequency *

Please provide the frequency of payment you'd like to request for payment of your rates

Please provide the date you'd like to request to pay your first rate payment

Do you require a hard copy of the schedule to be posted to you? *

As you selected 'no' you will not receive confirmation of this arrangement.

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