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30 June 2025 - A care recipient’s fees will depend on their package level, their income assessment and negotiations with their provider. See examples to better understand how Services Australia calculates fees and how income assessment works for people entering the program from 1 July 2014.

15 June 2025 - Hospital cover helps with the costs of treatment as a private patient in hospital. If you have private hospital cover, you can choose to be treated as a private patient in a public hospital, private hospital or day hospital facility.

10 June 2025 - This Tech Talk brought you the latest updates from our digital transformation program. Attendees heard about our digital transformation work with updates on aged care reform including Support at Home, as well as an update from the Business to Government (B2G) project.

14 August 2025 - As a CHSP service provider, you must meet certain responsibilities when managing services. These include following care plans, regularly reviewing clients, updating information in My Aged Care, submitting reports to us, and having emergency plans in place.

4 June 2025 - You must enter into a written Home Care Agreement with a care recipient before you can start providing services to them. Find out how to prepare an agreement and what to include.

10 June 2025 - This webinar provides an update to older people, their families and carers, and the aged care sector on in-home aged care reform.

4 June 2025 - Aged care recipients can apply for this supplement if they are in financial hardship. If approved, the Australian Government will pay for some or all of their aged care fees and charges. This supplement is paid to the aged care provider on behalf of the recipient.

19 August 2025 - Providers can ask people in government-subsidised residential respite care to pay some fees. These fees are different from what you can charge for permanent (ongoing) residential care.

3 July 2025 - Taking part in the National Lung Cancer Screening Program is free and easy. Check if you're eligible for lung cancer screening and learn how the process works. It could save your life.

6 September 2024 - This webinar is for older Australians, their families and carers, and the aged care sector. It provides an update on the feedback we received on a new program for in-home aged care discussion paper. The webinar outlines the next steps for the reforms.