Role
On 12 September 2024, the Australian Government released its response to the recommendations of the Aged Care Taskforce (Taskforce). As part of that response, the government committed to an independent review of accommodation pricing in residential aged care, including:
- consideration of the current rates of the accommodation supplement
- incentives for providers to develop and maintain good quality accommodation
- incentives to accept low means participants
- pricing arrangements for residents that pay some or all of their accommodation costs, including the suitability of current arrangements to convert between lump sum and daily payments.
The final report will be tabled in Parliament no later than 1 July 2026.
Members
Mr Nigel Ray PSM and Associate Professor Nicole Sutton have been appointed as independent reviewers.
Terms of reference
Read the terms of reference.
Consultations
A consultation paper (see link below) was published on 30 September 2025. A submissions process ran until 10 November 2025 and is now closed.
Submissions are intended to be published unless a request was made not to in individual submissions.
Accommodation Pricing Review Consultation Paper
Queries regarding the Residential Aged Care Accommodation Pricing Review can be emailed to: accompricingreview@health.gov.au.