{"id":6074,"date":"2025-11-18T15:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T05:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/?page_id=6074"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:38:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T00:38:23","slug":"what-is-support-at-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/what-is-support-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Support at Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What is Support at Home?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the introduction of the Aged Care Act (2024), government-subsidised home care programs have changed. On 1 November 2025, the Department of Health, Disability &amp; Ageing has commenced the new (<strong>Support at Home) <\/strong>\u00a0program that replaced the previous Home Care Packages program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Australian Government has developed the new Support at Home program to implement key recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, and to create a new program that is more accessible to older people and financially sustainable from a government funding perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support at Home includes several existing in-home aged care programs, with changes staged as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0SaH has replaced the Home Care Packages (HCP) and Short-Term Restorative Care (STRC) programs from 1 November 2025,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">From July 2027 (date \u2013 to be confirmed) SaH will also include the Commonwealth Home Support<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Programme (CHSP).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Services available under Support at Home<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support at Home ongoing quarterly budget covers the following service types:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-HomeSupport\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-HomeSupport\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Clinical Supports<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Independence<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Everyday Living<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u2022 Nursing<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u2022 Personal care<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u2022 Domestic Assistance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u2022 Allied health<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u2022 Social support &amp; community engagement<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u2022 Gardening<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u2022 Wound care<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u2022 Therapeutic services<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u2022 Home Maintenance &amp; repairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u2022 Nutrition<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u2022 Transport<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u2022 Meals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u2022 Care management<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u2022 Respite care<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-HomeSupport from cache --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please refer to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #115fa8;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #115fa8; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/support-at-home-services\/\">Support at Home services<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to see a full list of the services under this program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In addition, clients will have access to short-term pathways services:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Assistive technology<\/strong> &#8211; includes equipment or products that help a client to do things more easily or complete activities they can no longer do independently,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Home modifications<\/strong> &#8211; provides changes to a client\u2019s home environment related to participant\u2019s support and health needs to make it safer and more accessible,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Restorative care<\/strong> &#8211; provides a short-term period of care of up to 16 weeks, with an aim to maintain or regain function and to reduce or prevent functional decline,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>End-of-life care<\/strong> \u2013 provides additional support for those with a prognosis of three months or less to live, aiming to help a person remain at home for as long as possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Support at Home participant groups<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support at Home program divides participants into three different groups, depending on their historical Home Care Packages program status and dates of package assignment. A group that a client was assigned to by Support at Home program rules, defines client contribution levels payable under Support at Home program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Services of \u201cGrandfathered\u201d and \u201cHybrid\u201d clients will continue be funded under Transitioned HCP levels, whereas all \u201cNewbies\u201d clients are funded under one of eight SaH classification levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-6\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-6 tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">Participant Groups<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Criteria for group allocation<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Funding arrangement<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Client contribution<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\nParticipants transitioned  from HCP to SaH<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u201cGrandfathered\u201d<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Receiving HCP or approved for HCP on or before 12 Sep 2024<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Transitioned HCP<br \/>\nlevel 1-4<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">No contribution or discounted under \u201cno worse off\u201d principle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">\u201cHybrid\u201d<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Approved for HCP between 13 Sep 2024 and 1 Nov 2025<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Transitioned HCP<br \/>\nlevel 1-4<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">New SaH contribution rates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New SaH Participants<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u201cNewbies\u201d<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Approved for SaH classification on or after 1 Nov 2025<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">SaH<br \/>\nClassification 1-8<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">New SaH contribution rates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-6 from cache --><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">*&#8221;Hybrid&#8221; clients have elements of both programs\u2014Home Care Packages (HCP) and Support at Home (SaH). They retain the existing HCP funding level, Care Plan, and remaining unspent HCP funds from the old HCP program. However, they must pay a client contribution for care under the new SaH rules. Thus, these clients will be dealing with a &#8220;hybrid&#8221; of the two programs, which explains the terminology used here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">^In accordance with the &#8220;no worse off&#8221; principle, which applies only to &#8220;Grandfathered&#8221; clients.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Funding classifications* (as at 1 November 2025)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Clients transitioned from HCP program have the following ongoing funding levels:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-TransitionedHCPLevel\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-TransitionedHCPLevel\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Transitioned HCP Level<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Annual budget<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Quarterly budget<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Level 1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$10,986<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$2,746<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Level 2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$19,319<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$4,829<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Level 3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$42,055<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$10,513<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Level 4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$63,758<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$15,939<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-TransitionedHCPLevel from cache --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>*Refer to \u201cSupport at Home participant groups\u201d section below to understand how Transitioned levels and Classification levels are applied<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Support at Home clients will have access to the following ongoing funding levels:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-SaHClassificationLevel\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-SaHClassificationLevel\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">SaH Classification Level<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Annual budget<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Quarterly budget<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$10,731<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$2,682<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$16,034<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$4,008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$21,965<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$5,491<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$29,696<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$7,424<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$39,697<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$9,924<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$48,114<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$12,028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$58,147<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$14,537<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$78,106<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$19,526<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-SaHClassificationLevel from cache --><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Funding classifications &#8211; Short-term pathways<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-shorttermpathways\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-shorttermpathways tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Assistive Technology (AT)<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Home Modifications (HM)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u2022 Three tiers of funding from $500 and up to $15,000, dependent on assessment outcome<br \/>\n\u2022 12 months to spend allocated funding<br \/>\n\u2022 Covers cost of equipment\/products and wrap around services e.g. allied health practitioner\u2019s prescription, equipment setup and delivery costs<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u2022 Three tiers of funding from $500 and up to $15,000, dependent on assessment outcome<br \/>\n\u2022 12 months to spend allocated funding<br \/>\n\u2022 Covers cost of modification and wrap around services e.g. Occupational Therapy home assessment<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">Clients transitioned from HCP program must use any unspent HCP funds carried over to SaH program before they can spend new funds allocated under AT-HM funding tiers as above.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-shorttermpathways from cache --><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Restorative Care pathway<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Offers up to 16 weeks of care<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eligible clients can access the pathway twice within a 12-month period, but not in consecutive quarters<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The standard budget for the 16-week program is around $6,000, with the potential for an additional $6,000 where needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>End-of-life pathway<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Offers better support for people who are nearing the end of life and need a palliative care<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Will provide the highest daily funding level under SaH, with participants receiving up to $25,000 over a three-month period (a total of 12 weeks to use the funds)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eligibility: a clinical practitioner has advised an estimated life expectancy of less than 3 months.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Key program changes brought by Support at Home<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-ProgramChanges\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-ProgramChanges\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><th class=\"column-2\">Home Care Packages (HCP)<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Support at Home (SaH)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Number of package levels<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Max annual funding available, as at 1 Nov 25)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$63,758 (Level 4)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$78,106 (Classification 8)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Client budgets<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Termless<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Quarterly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Funding categories<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Single category<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Three categories, with different client contribution levels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Unspent funds rollover<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Unlimited<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Max $1,000 or 10% of quarterly budget between quarters*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Assistive Technology\/ Home Modification <br \/>\n(AT-HM) expenses<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Coming from overall package\/ require fund savings<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">A separate budget will cover AT-HM needs, under short-term pathways<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Care management fee<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Capped at 20%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Capped at 10% and allocated into a separate funding pool<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Package management fee<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Capped at 15%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Removed, with admin costs included into service prices<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Client contribution<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fixed Income Tested Care Fee, not tied to service quantity<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Income tested variable contribution also depending on service quantity and type of service^<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-ProgramChanges from cache --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>* In addition, clients transitioned from HCP have retain their current unspent funds and have access to them under the Support at Home program.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>^ Based on the \u201cno-worse off\u201d principle, \u201dgrandfathered\u201d clients\u00a0 will retain the client contribution level they currently pay. This means if a transitioned HCP client did not pay a contribution under HCP program, they will not pay any contribution under Support at Home. And those who paid an Income Tested Care Fee,\u00a0 pay the same or a lower amount than they paid under HCP.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div><div class=\"vc_message_box vc_message_box-standard vc_message_box-rounded vc_color-info vc_do_message\" ><div class=\"vc_message_box-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/div><h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Contacts<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please call us on<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #115fa8;\"><a style=\"color: #115fa8;\" href=\"tel:03 9415 8175\">03 9415 8175<\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">or send an email to<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #115fa8;\"><a style=\"color: #115fa8;\" href=\"mailto:sah@rerc.org.au\">sah@rerc.org.au<\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">We\u2019re here to help and we speak your 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