Funding for Support at Home

• Funding classifications
  Participants accessing ongoing services are assigned one of 8 funding classifications to meet their assessed needs. A participant may receive interim funding for a period of time under certain circumstances.  
• Support at Home ongoing services priority categories assignment
  An aged care needs assessment informs a person’s priority level for Support at Home ongoing services.
• Ongoing home support classification levels assignment
  An aged care needs assessment informs a person’s classification level for Support at Home ongoing services and Commonwealth Home Support Program care support. 
• Supplements and grants
  We pay supplements into eligible participants’ budgets to cover the cost of providing specialised care. We also fund grants to eligible providers operating in thin markets.
• Funding care management
  We fund care management differently from direct services. For ongoing services, 10% is deducted from each participant’s quarterly budget to fund care management. For the Restorative Care Pathway and End-of-Life Pathway, you claim against a participant’s budget.    
• Funding for Support at Home aged care nurses’ award wage increase
  From 1 October 2026, Support at Home subsidy rates and some supplements will increase. This will support the 1 August 2026 award wage increase for aged care nurses as part of the Fair Work Commission’s Aged Care Work Value Case.