Aged care home means assessment: home exemption cap

$219,858.40

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

Value: $219,858.40
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: 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 schedule says the net value of the home above this amount is excluded from the value of the resident's assets, and that the cap applies separately to both members of a couple. Read in the department's schedule of fees and charges 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	$219,858.40currentSource: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential Care
Start date not recorded	$214,884Source: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential CareListed in the schedules from 20 March 2026 and 1 July 2026. The source does not state when it started.

This figure as JSON

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  "id": "rc_home_exemption_cap",
  "value": 219858.4,
  "unit": "AUD",
  "effective_from": "2026-09-20",
  "effective_from_basis": "value",
  "resets": "20_march_20_september",
  "source": {
    "publisher": "Department of Health, Disability and Ageing",
    "title": "Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential Care"
  },
  "verification": {
    "status": "verified_primary",
    "checked_on": "2026-10-11"
  }
}

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