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3 June 2025 - This article summarises public feedback from late 2024 on funding arrangements for the new Support at Home program under the new Aged Care Act.

14 October 2025 - This section sets out how the Act authorises spending on subsidies, and when different arrangements may apply under other laws.

29 October 2024 - Not everyone benefits from a hearing device. But if you need one, your provider will help you find one that meets your needs and goals. The Hearing Services Program fully subsidises some hearing devices so there is no cost to you, and partially subsidises others, with you paying the gap.

25 September 2025 - These are summaries of the key points of each chapter of the Aged Care Act 2024. Each chapter of the Guide explains the corresponding chapter in the Act.

9 November 2025 - This webinar will introduce the Aged Care Provider Requirements Search tool. The tool has been designed to help providers understand the rules, obligations and other requirements which will apply to them under the new Aged Care Act, which starts on 1 November 2025.

30 September 2025 - The Aged Care Rules 2025 contain the details to direct how the Aged Care Act 2024 is put into practice. The Rules can be reviewed and changed to stay in line with best practice.

18 February 2026 - Starting in the Aged Care Financial Report 2025–26, all residential aged care providers must prepare and submit an externally audited Care Minutes Performance Statement. Learn more about how you can prepare for these new requirements.

9 July 2025 - This webinar provided information to older people, their families and carers, and the aged care sector on the proposed foundations of the new Aged Care Act. Consultation on these proposed elements ran from August to September 2023.

27 October 2025 - Means testing helps the government work out how much an older person might have to pay towards the cost of their care, based on their income or assets.

19 January 2026 - As an approved provider delivering services under the Multi-Purpose Service Program (MPSP), you must comply with your obligations under legislation and under your MPSP agreement with the Commonwealth.