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18 December 2025 - The Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) funding model provides equitable funding to registered providers to deliver care to older people living in approved residential care homes.

27 October 2025 - Provider-based subsidies in residential care are meant to support providers to deliver flexible and sustainable services.

11 August 2025 - The Australian Government subsidises residential aged care in Australia by paying subsidies and supplements to registered providers. These are paid on behalf of each person eligible to receive government-subsidised residential aged care.

20 January 2026 - We fund registered aged care providers to deliver safe, quality aged care. Learn about types of services, provider requirements, quality performance and reporting, funding and fees, the aged care workforce and where to find training, guidance and resources.

18 December 2025 - The Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) funding model includes specialised Base Care Tariff (BCT) categories for approved residential care homes that specialise in providing care to certain groups. Learn about the eligibility criteria and application process.

27 October 2025 - The Act includes certain specialist aged care programs, which may be funded either by grants or by special subsidies.

21 December 2025 - The pensioner supplement is for aged care residents who have a dependant or who receive income support. Find out about eligibility and how much you get on behalf of eligible residents.

31 October 2025 - The Australian Government reduces the subsidy paid to residential aged care providers in certain cases. Providers won’t receive the total subsidy if an aged care resident pays some types of means tested fees.

18 December 2025 - This supplement helps registered providers with the cost of caring for veterans with a service-related mental health condition. You do not need to apply for this supplement. If eligible, payment will start when a person has agreed to release eligibility information.

6 November 2025 - The Australian Government provides subsidies to approved residential aged care providers through the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) funding model.