Previous Residential Care Fees and Charges Advices
As at: 20 March 2003
Archived residential care fees and charges
Description | Old Rate (applicable to 19 March 2003) | New Rate (applicable from 20 March 2003) |
| Maximum Basic Daily Care Fee: - all respite residents (pensioners and non-pensioners) - other residents who receive a full or part means tested Australian pension # - other non-pensioner residents ## Residents receiving care in a hostel on 30 September 1997 * - residents receiving full or part means tested Australian pension - non-pensioners | up to $25.08 up to $25.08 up to $31.31 up to $24.28 up to $30.51 | up to $25.73 up to $25.73 up to $32.12 up to $24.93 up to $31.32 |
| Maximum Daily Income Tested Fee: - residents receiving a full means tested Australian pension - residents receiving part means tested Australian pension may be asked to pay if they have private income per year of: (single) (married - combined) - non-pensioner residents may be asked to pay if they have private income per year of: (single) (married - combined) | N/A up to $19.42 $31,292 $61,855 up to $43.93 $66,978 $133,228 | N/A up to $19.91 $32,005 $63,282 up to $45.07 $68,638 $136,548 |
| Limit to accommodation bond size for Pensioner Supplement eligibility | $107,500 | $110,000 |
| Minimum amount of assets a person must be left with when calculating amount of Accommodation Bond or Charge | $27,000 | $27,500 |
| Maximum Daily Accommodation Charge ** may be levied - for assisted residents with assets at entry of at least - for other residents with assets at entry of at least | $43,000 $51,546 | $44,000 $52,046 |
| Maximum rate of daily Accommodation Charge - for concessional residents - for assisted residents - other residents Asset cutoff level - for concessional *** resident status - for assisted *** resident status | N/A $6.73 $13.45 $27,000 $43,000 | N/A $6.73 $13.45 $27,500 $44,000 |
| Maximum permissible interest rate for Accommodation Payment agreements entered into - Accommodation Bonds - Accommodation Charge | From 1 January 2003 to 31 March 2003 8.84% From 20 March 2002 5% | From 1 April 2003 to 30 June 2003 8.75% From 20 March 2002 5% |
| Pensioner Supplement Age pension (maximum basic rate) Age pension (maximum basic rate + GST supplement) | From 1 July 2002 $5.83 $413.10 $429.40 | From 1 July 2002 $5.83 $423.80 $440.30 |
## This 'non- pensioner rate' also applies for those 'pensioner' residents who agree to pay a bond of more than the above 'limit to accommodation bond size for pensioner supplement eligibility'
* These rates apply for 30 September 1997 hostel residents who haven't moved into a former nursing home. (See also Residential Care Manual section 7.3.3 about variable fees for some pre 1 October 1997 hostel residents).
** Otherwise, the accommodation charge may be the lesser of the maximum permitted rates and the amount calculated as the margin of assets over $27,500 divided by 5 then divided by 365 (See section 8.3.3.4 of Residential Care Manual).
*** See Residential Care Manual for concessional (6.3.5.1.2) and assisted (6.3.5.1.4) status additional criteria.
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