Applies to
This supplement is for residential aged care providers.
This supplement is not available for residential respite care.
What is the supplement?
This supplement helps residents who were in permanent care on 1 July 2012 and did not get any financial support to meet the 2012 basic daily fee increase.
The rate of basic daily fee that you can charge for these residents is available in the Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential Care. This fee is indexed on 20 March and 20 September each year, in line with pension increases.
Supplement rate
The supplement rate is indexed on 20 March and 20 September each year in line with pension increases.
View the current supplement rate in the Schedule of Subsidies and Supplements.
Eligibility
Your residents are eligible if, on 1 July 2012, they were in permanent residential aged care and did not have:
- an age pension
- a service pension
- a seniors supplement
- a seniors health card.
You must have received a subsidy for the resident under:
- Chapter 3 of the Aged Care Act 1997 between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2014
- Chapter 3 of the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 since 1 July 2014.
Eligibility requirements are set out in Section 242B-15 of the Aged Care Rules 2025.
How to apply
You do not need to apply for this supplement. Services Australia automatically pays it to you on behalf of eligible permanent care residents.
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