Aged care home means assessment: income free area, couple, illness separated (single rate)

$35,726.60a year

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

Value: $35,726.60 a year
Unit: Australian dollars per year
Applies from: 20 September 2026
Reset cycle: The official figure is reviewed on 20 March, 1 July 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 income free area the department lists for a member of a couple separated by illness, at the single rate. Read in the department's schedule of fees and charges from 20 September 2026, which is a PDF linked from the source page.

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Values for this figure, newest first.
Applied from	Value and source
20 September 2026	$35,726.60 a yearcurrentSource: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential Care
1 July 2026	$34,793.20 a yearSource: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential CareListed in the schedule from 1 July 2026.
Start date not recorded	$34,585.20 a yearSource: 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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  "value": 35726.6,
  "unit": "AUD_per_year",
  "effective_from": "2026-09-20",
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    "publisher": "Department of Health, Disability and Ageing",
    "title": "Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential Care"
  },
  "verification": {
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    "checked_on": "2026-10-11"
  }
}

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