Maximum refundable accommodation deposit without pricing authority approval

$789,686

Applies from 1 July 2026
Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Last verified 11 October 2026

Value: $789,686
Unit: Australian dollars
Applies from: 1 July 2026
Reset cycle: The official figure is reviewed on 1 July 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 most an aged care home can charge as a refundable accommodation deposit without prior approval from the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority. My Aged Care says the maximum increases with indexation in July each year. Read in the department's schedules from 1 July 2026 and 20 September 2026, which are PDFs linked from the source page.

Change history

Values for this figure, newest first.
Applied from	Value and source
1 July 2026	$789,686currentSource: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential Care
Start date not recorded	$758,627Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential CareListed in the schedule from 20 March 2026. The source does not state when it started.

This figure as JSON

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  "unit": "AUD",
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