The maximum fees and charges for residential aged care services have been updated with effect 1 April 1999 to reflect changes in income support payments. Income support payments, including age and service pensions, may be indexed in March and/or September. The figures, listed below, are effective from 1 April 1999.

Description
Old Rate

(applicable to
30 Mar 1999)
New Rate

(applicable from
1 April 1999

Basic Daily Care Fee:
- Full Pensioner
- Part Pensioner
- Self Funded Retirees

Up to $21.69
Up to $21.69
Up to $27.11

Up to $21.94
Up to $21.94
Up to $27.42

Residents receiving hostel level care before 1 October 1997*
- Full Pensioner
- Part Pensioner
- Self Funded Retirees

Up to $20.89
Up to $20.89
Up to $26.31

Up to $21.14
Up to $21.14
Up to $26.62

Maximum amount that can be paid as a daily income tested fee:
- Full Pensioners
- Part Pensioners
- Self Funded Retirees(single)

N/A
Up to $12.95
Up to $37.96

N/A
Up to $12.98
Up to $38.40

Maximum daily income tested fee will only apply if you have a private income of:
- Full Pensioner
- Part Pensioner (single)
- (married)
- Self Funded Retirees (single)
- (married)

N/A
About $ 21,500.00
About $ 43,000.00
$ 58,000.00
$115,400.00

N/A
About $ 21,500.00
About $ 43,000.00
$ 58,500.00
$117,500.00

Minimum amount of assets a person must be left with when calculating amount of Accommodation Bond or Charge
- Single person
- Married person
$ 23,000.00
$ 46,000.00
$ 23,500.00
$ 47,000.00

Amount of assets that will be taken into account in calculating the Accommodation Charge**
- Minimum
- Maximum
$ 23,000.00
$ 44,900.00
$ 23,500.00
$ 45,400.00

Limit to accommodation bond size for Pensioner supplement eligibility
$ 93,000.00
$ 94,000.00

Assisted resident cut off
$ 37,000.00
$ 37,500.00

Pensioner Supplement ***
From 1 July 1998
$5.37
Indexed on 1 July 1999

* Residents who entered a hostel before 1 October 1997 and agreed to pay a higher variable fee may continue to pay that amount, less any rent assistance they were receiving before this date.
** People with assets between these amounts may pay an accommodation charge on a sliding scale, based on the margin of assets above $23,500 divided by 5 years.
*** Pensioner Supplement is indexed annually on 1 July.
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Description	Old Rate (applicable to 30 Mar 1999)	New Rate (applicable from 1 April 1999
Basic Daily Care Fee: - Full Pensioner - Part Pensioner - Self Funded Retirees	Up to $21.69 Up to $21.69 Up to $27.11	Up to $21.94 Up to $21.94 Up to $27.42
Residents receiving hostel level care before 1 October 1997* - Full Pensioner - Part Pensioner - Self Funded Retirees	Up to $20.89 Up to $20.89 Up to $26.31	Up to $21.14 Up to $21.14 Up to $26.62
Maximum amount that can be paid as a daily income tested fee: - Full Pensioners - Part Pensioners - Self Funded Retirees(single)	N/A Up to $12.95 Up to $37.96	N/A Up to $12.98 Up to $38.40
Maximum daily income tested fee will only apply if you have a private income of: - Full Pensioner - Part Pensioner (single) - (married) - Self Funded Retirees (single) - (married)	N/A About $ 21,500.00 About $ 43,000.00 $ 58,000.00 $115,400.00	N/A About $ 21,500.00 About $ 43,000.00 $ 58,500.00 $117,500.00
Minimum amount of assets a person must be left with when calculating amount of Accommodation Bond or Charge - Single person - Married person	$ 23,000.00 $ 46,000.00	$ 23,500.00 $ 47,000.00
Amount of assets that will be taken into account in calculating the Accommodation Charge** - Minimum - Maximum	$ 23,000.00 $ 44,900.00	$ 23,500.00 $ 45,400.00
Limit to accommodation bond size for Pensioner supplement eligibility	$ 93,000.00	$ 94,000.00
Assisted resident cut off	$ 37,000.00	$ 37,500.00
Pensioner Supplement ***	From 1 July 1998 $5.37	Indexed on 1 July 1999