Means tested care fee: lifetime cap

$88,934.57

Applies from 20 September 2026
Source: My Aged Care (Department of Health, Disability and Ageing)
Last verified 11 October 2026

Value: $88,934.57
Unit: Australian dollars
Applies from: 20 September 2026
Reset cycle: The official figure is reviewed on 20 March and 20 September each year.
Official source: My Aged Care (Department of Health, Disability and Ageing): Aged care home costs and fees
Last verified: 11 October 2026, against the official source.

About this figure

The most a resident on the 1 July 2014 fee arrangements can be asked to pay in means tested care fees in their lifetime. My Aged Care says the same cap applies to Support at Home contributions for people covered by the no worse off principle, and that it changes with indexation in March and September. The effective date comes from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing schedule of fees and charges from 20 September 2026.

Change history

Values for this figure, newest first.
Applied from	Value and source
20 September 2026	$88,934.57currentSource: My Aged Care (Department of Health, Disability and Ageing): Aged care home costs and fees
20 March 2026	$86,185.23Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential CareListed in the schedule from 20 March 2026.

This figure as JSON

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  "id": "mtcf_lifetime_cap",
  "value": 88934.57,
  "unit": "AUD",
  "effective_from": "2026-09-20",
  "effective_from_basis": "value",
  "resets": "20_march_20_september",
  "source": {
    "publisher": "My Aged Care (Department of Health, Disability and Ageing)",
    "title": "Aged care home costs and fees"
  },
  "verification": {
    "status": "verified_primary",
    "checked_on": "2026-10-11"
  }
}

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