Home Care Package Fee Structure

In this section you will learn:

The different Home Care Package fees that you may be required to pay
What the Basic Daily Fee is
What a Home Care Income Tested Care Fee is
When and why your income needs to be tested
How the fee collections happen
When you make the first payments
Explanations of what annual and lifetime caps are

STEP 4.1

What is the fee structure for the Home Care Package?

The government pays subsidies and supplements for your care package and you may also be asked to make a contribution if...

STEP 4.2

What is the Basic Fee?

To receive a government subsidy, you have to make a co-payment.

STEP 4.3

What is the Home Care Income Tested care fee?

People with higher incomes may be asked to make a contribution to their Home Care Package via an income-tested fee.

STEP 4.4

How incomes are tested?

The Department of Human Services works out the income tested care fee based on your financial information.

STEP 4.5

How does the fee collection work for Home Care Packages?

Your home care provider determines how they collect fees.

STEP 4.6

When do you start payments?

A provider can only ask you to pay fees after you have agreed on the terms of the Home Care Agreement.

STEP 4.7

What if you’re a self-funded retiree

If you are a self-funded retiree or you don’t get a (means-tested) income support payment then you will need to have an...

STEP 4.8

Are there annual and lifetime caps?

There are annual and lifetime caps that apply to the income tested care fee for Home Care Packages.