The Federal Government has updated the residential and home care subsidies and supplements to support additional costs and workforce supply pressure from COVID-19.
The new rates came into effect on 1 September 2020.
This result is a 30 per cent increase to the viability supplement in residential and home care and a 30 per cent increase in the residential care homeless supplement.
These payments, which were due to cease 31 August 2020, will be extended for a further six months.
Providers should note the schedule from 1 September 2020 does not reflect the announcement of the continuation of the increase supplements has it has not yet been legislated.
You can view the new rates here.
