Support at Home program

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

About Support at Home

Find out where we are up to with developing the new Support at Home program.

Features of Support at Home

Read about how the new Support at Home program will work. 

Engagements to date

Find out about past, current and future research, engagements and other activities to inform the new program.

Support at Home program manual now available

Providers who will be delivering Support at Home from 1 July 2025 can now access an early version of the Support at Home program manual.

Learn more about the Support at Home program manual – A guide for registered providers.

Support at Home program transition resources now available

Providers of the Home Care Packages Program and Short-Term Restorative Care can now access 2 new resources to help them transition to Support at Home: 

Support at Home program handbook

The Support at Home program handbook outlines the core components of the Support at Home program design and arrangements from 1 July 2025.

It has been developed to help in-home aged care providers understand the key changes under the Support at Home program.

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Resources

Resources

Support at Home program handbook

This document outlines the core components of the Support at Home program design and arrangements from 1 July 2025.

Related work

Single Assessment System for aged care

We are establishing a Single Assessment System from 1 July 2024 to simplify and improve how older people access aged care.

Developing a new model for regulating aged care

We’re working with older people, their families and carers, providers, and the aged care sector to develop a new model for regulating aged care.

Home Care Packages Program

The Home Care Packages (HCP) Program provides home care services to eligible older people with complex care needs to support their independence.

Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP)

The CHSP provides entry-level support for older people who need some help to stay at home.

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