Exemption of home

In calculating the amount that a person can pay as an accommodation bond, their former home is exempt from assessment for accommodation bond purposes where:

• the resident's partner still lives in the home;
• a dependent child of the resident still lives in the home;
• a close relative, who is receiving an income support pension or benefit, lives in the home and has done so for at least two years; or
• a carer, who is receiving an income support pension or benefit, lives in the home and has done so for at least two years.

This exemption continues to apply while the resident remains in the same nursing home or hostel even if the spouse, dependent child, close relative or carer later leaves the home.