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Aged Care (Residential care subsidy - amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 2)

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This Determination sets the daily dollar amount for the pensioner supplement paid to residential aged care providers.

What it does

Fixes the supplement at $6.95 per day for each day a care recipient is a pensioner
This amount is paid to aged care providers under the Aged Care Act 1997 (in addition to the standard residential care subsidy)
Replaces an earlier determination from March 2009, with effect from 20 September 2009

Who it affects

Residential aged care providers — they receive this extra funding for each pensioner in their care
Pensioners in residential aged care — the supplement contributes to the cost of services they receive

Why it matters This dollar figure directly determines how much additional government funding is available to support the care of pensioners in aged care facilities.

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Aged Care (Residential care subsidy - amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 2)

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Aged Care (Residential care subsidy —amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 2)¹

Aged Care Act 1997

I, JUSTINE ELLIOT, Minister for Ageing, make this Determination under subsection 44-28(7) of the Aged Care Act 1997.

Dated 8th September 2009

JUSTINE ELLIOT

Minister for Ageing

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Aged Care (Residential care subsidy — amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 2).

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on 20 September 2009.

3 Revocation

The Aged Care (Residential care subsidy — amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2009 (No.1) made by the Minister on 17 March 2009, also known as ACA Ch. 3 No. 7/2009, is revoked.

4 Definition

In this Determination:

Act means the Aged Care Act 1997.

5 Amount of pensioner supplement

For subsection 44-28(7) of the Act, the amount of pensioner supplement for a particular day is $6.95.

Note

All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au

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1 Aged Care (Residential care subsidy - amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 2)