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31 October 2025 - Various organisations work together to manage and monitor the Support at Home program. They ensure registered providers meet their legal responsibilities and deliver safe, person-centred services.

3 February 2026 - Each Support at Home participant receives set funding to meet their assessed needs. You can use this, alongside other funding sources, to provide tailored services. A participant may receive interim funding for a period of time under certain circumstances.

31 October 2025 - An individualised budget sets out the funds available to a participant and how you will spend the funds to provide services. Find out how to prepare an individualised budget and when you need to review it.

16 January 2026 - We are reforming in-home aged care. The new Support at Home program replaced the Home Care Packages Program and Short-Term Restorative Care Programme on 1 November 2025. The Commonwealth Home Support Program will transition to the new program no earlier than 1 July 2027.

2 March 2026 - Residential aged care providers must provide residents with a minimum number of minutes of care per day, and have at least one registered nurse (RN) onsite and on duty at all times at each residential facility.

31 October 2025 - Aged care provides support for older people to help with everyday living and other needs. We fund aged care services, help people to access them, and work with providers to deliver aged care programs.

17 November 2025 - At least one registered nurse (RN) must be onsite and on duty at all times at each approved residential care home. This is called the 24/7 RN requirement.

18 November 2025 - Find resources about the new Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC).

2 March 2026 - As an registered provider of residential aged care, you must deliver a certain number of minutes of direct care per day to each resident, including by a registered nurse. Read about care minutes, support for providers and calculating and reporting on care minutes.

9 October 2025 - Every resident pays a basic daily fee to contribute to the costs of their daily living. Different rates apply depending on which fee arrangements they are on.