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Fuel Subsidy Increase

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January 3, 2023

People living in regional, remote and rural areas who need to travel for medical treatment will now get more financial support to get to and from their specialist health appointments.

 

The fuel subsidy for the Patient Assistance Transport Scheme – called PATS for short – has doubled from 16c to 32c per kilometre, effective for appointments from 1 January 2023.

 

PATS provides financial assistance towards people’s transport and accommodation costs when they’re required to travel more than 100km each way to access necessary medical specialist services that are not available locally.

 

This increase means that somebody travelling from Port Augusta to Adelaide will receive approximately $200 back for their fuel cost for the return trip, depending on their actual home address.

 

It’s great news for the many thousands of people living in regional and rural areas who access the scheme now or may need to travel for medical treatment in future. Last year more than 13,000 South Australians received money back through PATS and with the rising costs of living and increasing fuel costs, we know how important this subsidy is to people living in regional and remote communities.

 

Approved escorts are also eligible for PATS and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people travelling to specialist appointments may be eligible to receive additional supports.

 

People are encouraged to check their eligibility and apply for subsidies by submitting a claim at www.pats.sa.gov.au. Paper forms are also available online or at GP clinics. PATS also has five offices located in regional SA Hospitals including Mount Gambier, Berri, Port Augusta, Whyalla and Port Lincoln.

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Please call us, email us, or visit one of our PATS Offices

    Phone: 1300 341 684
    Email: pats@sa.gov.au

PATS Offices are open to the public from 10-12pm and 1-3pm, Monday to Friday

PATS offices

Adelaide Office
PO Box 3017, Rundle Mall
ADELAIDE SA 5000

Mount Gambier and District Health Service
276-300 Wehl St North / PO Box 267
MOUNT GAMBIER SA 5290

Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Service
71 Hospital Rd
PORT AUGUSTA SA 5700

 

Port Lincoln Hospital and Health Service
Oxford Tce / PO Box 630
PORT LINCOLN SA 5606

Riverland General Hospital
10 Maddern St
BERRI SA 5343

Whyalla Hospital and Health Service
Wood Terrace / PO Box 267
WHYALLA SA 5600

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