INCOME TESTING OF AGED CARE FEES

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Background

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Impact on pensioners

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Impact on self-funded retirees

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Components of daily fees

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Commonwealth subsidy payable

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DVA pays Commonwealth subsidy for certain residents

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Basic daily resident contribution

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Basic daily resident contribution for persons who lose pensioner status

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Difference in contribution offsets loss of rent assistance

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Resident pays the lesser of income tested fee or Commonwealth subsidy

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What will be assessed as income?

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Example - application of income test.

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Income of couples

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Maximum rate pensioners will not incur income tested fees

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Maximum fees payable

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Ready reckoners

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Who will be income tested

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Variable fee hostel residents

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Blinded pensioners

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Option not to be income tested

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