What will your care actually cost?
Support at Home is the Australian Government program that funds care in your own home. Answer the questions below to see your funding, how contributions work, and whether your spending is on track.
Set by your aged care assessment, from 1 to 8. It decides your budget.
On a Home Care Package on or before 12 Sept 2024? Most people answer no.
Standard Support at Home contribution rates apply.
Assessed by Services Australia. Sets how much you pay towards non-clinical services.
Shown as a range below until Services Australia confirms your exact rate.
How much has been spent so far this quarter?
Find this on your provider’s statement: services delivered since the quarter began on 1 October 2026. Enter services only, not the care management fee.
Did your care start this quarter?
Your funding
Level 5 · Part pensioner / CSHCGovernment rate, effective 1 October 2026
Of which $1,020.23 goes to care management each quarter. It is not extra money on top.
Effective 20 September 2026
The most you’ll ever be asked to contribute, across home care and residential care combined.
Are you on track?
Budget figure effective 1 October 2026
This quarter runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026.
Enter what’s been spent so far this quarter above to see whether you’re on pace.
How contributions work
Effective 20 September 2026
The government funds your budget. You pay a share of each service from your own pocket, and the government pays the rest. How much you pay depends on the type of service.
Example: $100 of social support costs you between $5 and $50 from your own pocket, depending on your income and assets assessment. The government pays the rest.
Figures on this page are published Government rates and are a guide only. Your own contribution is confirmed by Services Australia after your income and assets assessment.
Sources: Schedule of Subsidies and Supplements · Schedule of Contributions for Support at Home services · SAH Program Manual v4.3 (July 2026)