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Aged Care (Residential care subsidy - amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2010 (No. 1)

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This determination sets the daily rate of pensioner supplement paid to aged care providers for each eligible resident in residential care.

What it does

Fixes the supplement at $7.05 per day for every day a pensioner resident is in care
Replaces the previous 2009 rate (revoking the old determination)
Applies under the Aged Care Act 1997 subsidy scheme

Who it affects

Aged care homes (residential facilities) that receive government subsidies for pensioner residents
Pensioners in residential aged care, as this funding contributes to their daily care costs

Why it matters This dollar amount forms part of the total government funding that aged care providers receive to deliver care, meals, accommodation and services for pensioner residents. The rate is updated periodically to reflect policy and cost adjustments.

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Aged Care (Residential care subsidy - amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2010 (No. 1)

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Aged Care (Residential care subsidy —amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2010 (No. 1)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 16th March 2010

JUSTINE ELLIOT

Minister for Ageing

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Aged Care (Residential care subsidy — amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2010 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on 20 March 2010.

3 Revocation

The Aged Care (Residential care subsidy — amount of pensioner supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 2) made by the Minister on 8 September 2009, also known as F2009L03560, 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 $7.05.

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 2010 (No. 1)