Previous Residential Care Fees and Charges Advices
As at: 1 July 2002
Archived residential care fees and charges
Description | Old Rate (applicable to 30 June 2002) | New Rate (applicable from 1 July 2002) |
| 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 $24.63 up to $24.63 up to $30.76 up to $23.83 up to $29.96 | up to $24.63 up to $24.63 up to $30.76 up to $23.83 up to $29.96 |
| 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 $19.08 about $30,500 about $61,000 up to $43.13 about $65,500 about $131,000 | N/A up to $19.08 about $31,000 about $61,000 up to $43.13 about $66,000 about $132,000 |
| Limit to accommodation bond size for Pensioner Supplement eligibility | $105,500 | $105,500 |
| Minimum amount of assets a person must be left with when calculating amount of Accommodation Bond or Charge | $26,500 | $26,500 |
| 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 | $42,000 about $50,400 | $42,000 about $51,000 |
| Maximum rate of daily Accommodation Charge - for concessional residents - for assisted residents - other residents | N/A $6.54 $13.07 | N/A $6.73 $13.45 |
| Asset cutoff level - for concessional *** resident status - for assisted *** resident status | $26,500 $42,000 | $26,500 $42,000 |
| Maximum permissible interest rate for Accommodation Payment agreements entered into - Accommodation Bonds - Accommodation Charge | From 1 April 2002 8.31% From 20 March 2002 5% | From 1 July 2002 8.84% From 20 March 2002 5% |
| Pensioner Supplement Age pension (maximum basic rate) Age pension (maximum basic rate + supplement) | From 1 July 2001 $5.69 $394.70 $410.50 | From 1 July 2002 $5.83 $405.80 $421.80 |
## 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 pre 1 October 1997 hostel residents who haven't moved into a former nursing home.
(See also Residential Care Manual section 7.3.4 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 $26,500 divided by 5 then divided by 365 (See section 8.3.4.4 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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