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Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy—Amount of Pensioner Supplement) Determination 2013 (No. 2)

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This Determination sets the daily rate of the pensioner supplement—an extra payment made to aged care providers when they care for residents who receive certain pensions.

What it does:

Fixes the pensioner supplement at $7.69 per day for each eligible resident
Replaces an earlier determination to update the rate
Operates under the Aged Care Act 1997

Who it affects:

Aged care providers receive this payment from the government for qualifying residents
Pensioners in residential care benefit indirectly, as the supplement helps facilities cover care costs

Why it matters: This supplement provides additional funding to aged care homes specifically for pensioner residents, recognizing these individuals may have specific care needs or limited financial means. The rate is periodically updated through instruments like this one.

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Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy—Amount of Pensioner Supplement) Determination 2013 (No. 2)

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Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy —Amount of Pensioner Supplement) Determination 2013 (No. 2)

Aged Care Act 1997

I, KEVIN ANDREWS, Minister for Social Services, make this Determination under subsection 44-28(7) of the Aged Care Act 1997.

Dated 19 September 2013

Kevin Andrews

Minister for Social Services

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Pensioner Supplement) Determination 2013 (No. 2).

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on 20 September 2013.

3 Revocation

The Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Pensioner Supplement) Determination 2013 (No. 1) made by the Minister on 12 March 2013, also known as F2013L00469, 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 $7.69.

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

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