Means tested care fee: maximum daily fee

$380.46a day

Applies from 1 October 2026
Source: My Aged Care (Department of Health, Disability and Ageing)
Last verified 11 October 2026

Value: $380.46 a day
Unit: Australian dollars per day
Applies from: 1 October 2026
Reset cycle: No fixed official review date. It changes when the Government decides.
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 each day as a means tested care fee. Annual and lifetime caps also apply. The department's schedule from 20 September 2026 gives this amount from 1 October 2026. Its schedules list changes on 1 October 2025, 1 April 2026, 1 July 2026 and 1 October 2026.

Change history

Values for this figure, newest first.
Applied from	Value and source
1 October 2026	$380.46 a daycurrentSource: My Aged Care (Department of Health, Disability and Ageing): Aged care home costs and fees
1 July 2026	$372.03 a daySource: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential CareListed in the schedule from 1 July 2026.
1 April 2026	$370.39 a daySource: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential CareListed in the schedule from 20 March 2026.
1 October 2025	$403.80 a daySource: 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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  "value": 380.46,
  "unit": "AUD_per_day",
  "effective_from": "2026-10-01",
  "effective_from_basis": "value",
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    "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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