Our joint submission on the Victorian Default Offer 2026-27 (VDO) Request for Comment Paper, led by the Victorian Council of Social Service highlights the VDO's important role as a crucial regulatory safeguard.
The submission includes case studies detailing Victorian electricity consumers' lived experiences and calls on the Essential Services Commission to embed a holistic understanding of cost of living and impact on consumers experiencing vulnerability in its decisions on the VDO.
We also support considering a free power period tariff as part of the VDO, while also highlighting barriers some consumers experience to shifting energy use and the need for other supports.
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22 December 2025
