What allocated places are
To receive funding through the MPS program you must:
- be an approved provider for residential care
- have an approved allocation of residential places.
Allocation rounds give approved MPS providers the chance to:
- apply for additional places to expand an existing service
- apply for new places to establish a new service.
How to get an allocation of places
To get allocated places, approved MPS providers can:
- successfully apply in an allocation round
- transfer an allocated place from another service – we need to approve this.
Allocation rounds
Legislation sets out the way we plan and run allocation rounds.
See Part 2.2 – Allocation of places of the Aged Care Act 1997 and the Allocation Principles 2014.
2024–25 allocation round
The 2024–25 MPS allocations round (residential care places) closed on 25 October 2024 and 102 residential care places were allocated. For more information see results of 2024–25 MPS allocations round.
What you can apply for
Allocation rounds give approved MPS providers the chance to:
- apply for additional places to expand an existing MPS
- apply for new places – to establish a new MPS.
Provisional allocation of places
We can provisionally allocate places when you can’t provide care immediately. For example, it can happen when new building works are under way.
You then have 4 years to make places available. When you’re ready, you need to complete an Application to Provide Care Form.
You can apply to extend your provisional allocation period up to 2 times by completing an Application for and Extension of the Provisional Allocation Period Form. Each extension lasts 12 months.
We only grant extensions beyond 6 years if there are exceptional circumstances. You must apply for this additional extension using an Application for Extension Due to Exceptional Circumstances Form. If we do not grant this extension, the places will lapse.