Maximum accommodation supplement

$73.73a day

Applies from 20 September 2026
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Last verified 11 October 2026

Value: $73.73 a day
Unit: Australian dollars per day
Applies from: 20 September 2026
Reset cycle: The official figure is reviewed on 20 March and 20 September each year.
Official source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential Care
Last verified: 11 October 2026, against the official source.

About this figure

The maximum daily amount of the accommodation supplement, which the government pays to an aged care home for a low means resident. My Aged Care says a low means resident may need to pay some or all of it as an accommodation contribution. Read in the department's schedule from 20 September 2026, which is a PDF linked from the source page.

Change history

Values for this figure, newest first.
Applied from	Value and source
20 September 2026	$73.73 a daycurrentSource: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential Care
20 March 2026	$72.30 a daySource: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential CareListed in the schedule from 20 March 2026.
Start date not recorded	$70.94 a daySource: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential CareListed in the schedules from 1 November 2025 and 1 January 2026. The source does not state when it started.

This figure as JSON

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  "effective_from": "2026-09-20",
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    "title": "Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential Care"
  },
  "verification": {
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    "checked_on": "2026-10-11"
  }
}

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