Previous Australian Government subsidies and supplements

1 July 2006 - 30 June 2007

Information on aged care subsidies and supplements rates of payment from 1 July 2006.

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New increased rates of payment for residential care subsidies and supplements, which will come into effect on 1 July 2006.

Classification Level	Basic Subsidy	Late Subsidy**
Residential Classification Scale 1	$122.77	$87.77
Residential Classification Scale 2	$111.32	$76.32
Residential Classification Scale 3	$95.90	$60.90
Residential Classification Scale 4	$67.79	$32.79
Residential Classification Scale 5	$41.29	$21.29
Residential Classification Scale 6	$34.22	$14.22
Residential Classification Scale 7	$26. 27	$6.27
Residential Classification Scale 8	$0.00	$0.00
Respite High *	$95.90
Respite Low *	$34.22

_{* These Subsidies are only payable for the “Maximum Number of Days” prescribed by section 21.18 of the Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997.
** Appraisal period and reappraisal period are defined in subsection 21.11(3) of the Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997.}

Supplements

			Certified	Non certified
Concessional Supplement		Respite Supplement
Assisted residents	$6.95	Respite Care – High Level is equal to or greater than 70% of the specified proportion of respite care for the approved provider.	$62.96	$56.54
More than 40% concessional residents	$16.89
40% or fewer concessional residents	$11.05
Charge Exempt Supplement		Respite Care – High Level is less than 70% of the specified proportion of respite care for the approved provider.	$34.40	$27.98
Charge exempt residents who are not assisted residents	$16.89
Charge exempt residents who are assisted residents	$9.94
Oxygen and Enteral Supplement		Respite Care – Low Level	$22.73	$16.31
Oxygen Supplement	$8.85
Enteral Feeding Supplement – Bolus	$14.04	Transitional Supplement Aged care services where residents meet the requirements of section 21.26 of the Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997	$16.89	$16.89
Enteral Feeding Supplement – Non-bolus	$15.73
Pensioner Supplement	$6.32
Adjusted subsidy reduction	-$10.50
Conditional adjustment payment	5.25% of Basic subsidy

Viability Supplement

2005 Scheme Services*

_{# Safety net for eligible 2005 scheme service, that were formally 1997 or 2001 scheme services}

2001 Scheme Services*

1997 Scheme Services*

_{* “2005 scheme services”, “2001 scheme services” and “1997 scheme services” have the meanings given to them in subsection 21.34 of the Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997.
** “Isolated Remote Area” refers to Statistical Local Areas classified as “Other Remote”, “Remote Centre” refers to Statistical Local Areas classified as “Remote Centre”, and “Rural Outside Large Centre” refers to Statistical Local Areas classified as “Other Rural” or “Small Rural Centre” in the “Rural Remote and Metropolitan Area Classification, 1991 Census Edition.” AGPS 1994.}

Community Care

Community Aged Care Packages (CACP)	$33.30
Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH)	$111.32 (RCS 2)
Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) - Dementia	$122.77 (RCS 1)
	Oxygen and Enteral supplements as for residential care.