Aged care
Selected contribution rates, fees, caps, means assessment thresholds and interest rates for Support at Home and aged care homes.
35 figures. Select one to see its official source and history.
- Support at Home / non-clinical care lifetime contribution cap $140,652.80 From 20 September 2026
- Support at Home contribution rate: clinical supports 0% From 1 November 2025
- Support at Home contribution rate: independence, full pensioner 5% From 1 November 2025
- Support at Home contribution rate: everyday living, full pensioner 17.5% From 1 November 2025
- Support at Home contribution rate: independence, self-funded retiree with no Commonwealth Seniors Health Card 50% From 1 November 2025
- Support at Home contribution rate: everyday living, self-funded retiree with no Commonwealth Seniors Health Card 80% From 1 November 2025
- Aged care home basic daily fee (maximum) $68.93 a day From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home hotelling contribution (maximum) $22.15 a day From 1 November 2025
- Non-clinical care contribution: daily cap $109.45 a day From 20 September 2026
- Non-clinical care contribution: years of contributions after which it stops 4 years From 1 November 2025
- Means tested care fee: maximum daily fee $380.46 a day From 1 October 2026
- Means tested care fee: annual cap $37,055.98 a year From 20 September 2026
- Means tested care fee: lifetime cap $88,934.57 From 20 September 2026
- Maximum accommodation supplement $73.73 a day From 20 September 2026
- Maximum refundable accommodation deposit without pricing authority approval $789,686 From 1 July 2026
- Maximum permissible interest rate (MPIR) for aged care accommodation 8.51% a year From 1 October 2026
- Refundable accommodation deposit retention rate 2% a year From 1 November 2025
- Refundable accommodation deposit retention: years after which it stops 5 years From 1 November 2025
- Aged care home means assessment: income free area, single $36,454.60 a year From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home means assessment: income free area, couple, illness separated (single rate) $35,726.60 a year From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home means assessment: first income threshold, single $90,130.04 a year From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home means assessment: second income threshold, single $105,048 a year From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home means assessment: third income threshold, single $121,173.20 a year From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home means assessment: fourth income threshold, single $145,818.40 a year From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home means assessment: first income threshold, couple, illness separated (single rate) $89,402.04 a year From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home means assessment: second income threshold, couple, illness separated (single rate) $105,048 a year From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home means assessment: third income threshold, couple, illness separated (single rate) $121,173.20 a year From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home means assessment: fourth income threshold, couple, illness separated (single rate) $142,906.40 a year From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home means assessment: asset free area $66,500 From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home means assessment: first asset threshold $219,858.40 From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home means assessment: second asset threshold $266,000 From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home means assessment: third asset threshold $369,366.66 From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home means assessment: fourth asset threshold $552,858.40 From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home means assessment: home exemption cap $219,858.40 From 20 September 2026
- Aged care home: minimum permissible asset level $66,500 From 20 September 2026