Support at Home
The new Support at Home program will replace the Home Care Packages Program and Short-Term Restorative Care Program from 1 November 2025. The Commonwealth Home Support Program will transition to the new program no earlier than 1 July 2027.
It will provide:
- Upfront supports to maintain independence, such as assistive technology and home modifications
- New classification and budget levels to better meet a person’s aged care needs
- Client contributions based on an assessment of income and assets.
Funding Categories and Budgets
Support at Home has 8 classifications for ongoing services and these are linked to different levels of care. The more care you need, the higher your classification will be. Each classification has a quarterly budget.
Along with the 8 ongoing classifications, there are 3 short-term classifications:
- The Restorative Care Pathway can help you maintain and improve your independence through primarily allied health services.
- The End-of-Life Pathway can provide dedicated funding to access services to support older people to remain at home in their last 3 months of life.
- The Assistive Technology and Home Modifications (AT-HM) scheme for separate funding for products, equipment and home modifications.
Participant contributions
Participants will pay contributions based on an assessment of their income and assets. Contributions will differ for:
- clinical supports – no contribution
- independence services – moderate contributions
- everyday living services – highest contributions.
HCP care recipients and older people approved for a package on or before 12 September 2024 will be no worse off under Support at Home. This means they will make the same contributions, or lower, than they were assessed as having to pay under HCP program arrangements.
To be eligible for a Home Care Package, you must have care needs relating to your ageing and be over the age of 65 years or 50 years if you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
Acura Home Care can support you with this process, free of charge and with no other commitments
If your loved one needs constant care at home, we’re here to help. Speak with our Care Advisors today and design a 24-hour support plan that fits your family’s needs — now and into the future.
Call us today on 02 7233 4001 to start a conversation or complete our online enquiry form and a representative will be in contact with you.