Previous Residential Care Fees and Charges Advices
As at: 1 July 2000
Archived residential care fees and charges
Description | Old Rate (applicable to 30 June 2000) | New Rate (applicable from 1 July 2000) |
| Basic Daily Care Fee - Full or Part Means Tested Pensioner - Non-Pensioner Residents receiving care in a hostel before 1 October 1997* - Full or Part Means Tested Pensioner - Non-Pensioner | up to $22.58 up to $28.21 up to $21.78 up to $27.41 | up to $22.58 up to $28.21 up to $21.78 up to $27.41 |
| Maximum amount that can be paid as a daily income tested fee - Full Pensioners - Part Pensioners - Non-Pensioner (single) | N/A up to $13.66 up to $39.53 | N/A up to $17.52 # up to $39.53 |
| Maximum income tested fee may only apply if you have a private annual income of at least - Full Pensioner - Part Pensioner (single) (married) - Non-Pensioner (single) (married) | N/A about $22,500.00 about $45,000.00 about $60,000.00 about $120,000.00 | N/A about $28,500.00 # about $56,000.00 # about $60,500.00 # about $120,000.00 |
| Minimum amount of assets a person must be left with when calculating amount of Accommodation Bond or Charge - Single Person - Married Person | $24,000.00 $48,000.00 | $24,000.00 $48,000.00 |
| Asset level at which maximum Accommodation Charge may be levied** - Maximum for (assisted residents) - Maximum*** | $38,500.00 $45,900.00 | $38,500.00 $46,500.00 |
| Limit to accommodation bond size for Pensioner Supplement eligibility | $96,500.00 | $96,500.00 |
| Maximum rate of daily Accommodation Charge**** - for concessional residents - for assisted residents - other residents | N/A $6.00 $12.00 | N/A $6.17 $12.33 |
| Maximum permissible interest rate for Accommodation Payment agreements entered into - Accommodation Bonds - Accommodation Charge | From 1 April 2000 9.650% Prior to 20 March 2000 6% | From 1 July 2000 9.950% From 20 March 2000 7% |
| Pensioner Supplement**** | From 1 July 1999 $5.45 | From 1 July 2000 $5.56 |
* Residents may be asked to pay an accommodation charge on a sliding scale, based on the margin of assets above $24,000 divided by 5 years.
** Asset level at which maximum accommodation charge can be levied varies in line with July indexation changes and also in March and September when aged pensions are indexed.
*** Pensioner Supplement and the maximum daily Accommodation Charge are indexed annually on 1 July.
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