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    Home Compensation and Support Reference Library Departmental Instructions 1998 C12/1998 AGED CARE REFORMS IMPACT ON INCOME SUPPORT POLICY
  1. INCOME TESTING OF AGED CARE FEES

INCOME TESTING OF AGED CARE FEES

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  • Background
  • Impact on pensioners
  • Impact on self-funded retirees
  • Components of daily fees
  • Commonwealth subsidy payable
  • DVA pays Commonwealth subsidy for certain residents
  • Basic daily resident contribution
  • Basic daily resident contribution for persons who lose pensioner status
  • Difference in contribution offsets loss of rent assistance
  • Resident pays the lesser of income tested fee or Commonwealth subsidy
  • What will be assessed as income?
  • Example - application of income test.
  • Income of couples
  • Maximum rate pensioners will not incur income tested fees
  • Maximum fees payable
  • Ready reckoners
  • Who will be income tested
  • Variable fee hostel residents
  • Blinded pensioners
  • Option not to be income tested

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      • C20/1998 1996/97 BUDGET INITIATIVE: DVA TO PAY DSS AGE PENSION TO DISABILITY PENSIONERS INSTRUMENT OF DELEGATION
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      • C14/1998 AUSTRALIAN ACTIVE SERVICE MEDAL 1945-75 AND AUSTRALIAN SERVICE MEDAL 1945-75
      • C13/1998 AGED CARE REFORMS - COMMENCEMENT OF INCOME TESTING AND POLICY CHANGES SINCE 1 OCTOBER 1997
      • C12/1998 AGED CARE REFORMS
        • Departmental Instruction: C12/98
        • Purpose of instruction
        • OVERVIEW OF THE REFORMS
        • LEGISLATION & COMMENCEMENTS
        • IMPACT ON INCOME SUPPORT POLICY
          • Introduction
          • RENT ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY
          • DETAILS & PROCEDURES FOR CANCELLATION OF RENT ASSISTANCE
          • INCOME TESTING OF AGED CARE FEES
            • Background
            • Impact on pensioners
            • Impact on self-funded retirees
            • Components of daily fees
            • Commonwealth subsidy payable
            • DVA pays Commonwealth subsidy for certain residents
            • Basic daily resident contribution
            • Basic daily resident contribution for persons who lose pensioner status
            • Difference in contribution offsets loss of rent assistance
            • Resident pays the lesser of income tested fee or Commonwealth subsidy
            • What will be assessed as income?
            • Example - application of income test.
            • Income of couples
            • Maximum rate pensioners will not incur income tested fees
            • Maximum fees payable
            • Ready reckoners
            • Who will be income tested
            • Variable fee hostel residents
            • Blinded pensioners
            • Option not to be income tested
        • VARIABLE FEES PAYABLE BY SOME PRE 1 OCTOBER 1997 HOSTEL RESIDENTS
        • ASSESSMENT OF DISABILITY PENSIONERS
        • ASSESSMENT OF SELF-FUNDED RETIREES WITH DISABILITY PENSION AND QUALIFYING SERVICE
        • ASSESSMENT OF WAR WIDOW/ERS
        • ENTITLEMENT OF PENSIONERS IN RESPITE CARE
        • DATA MATCHING
        • CENTRELINK DATA COLLECTION
        • DATA MATCHING REPORTS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE
        • PENSION ASSESSMENT OF ACCOMMODATION BONDS
        • PRE 1 OCTOBER 1997 ENTRANTS - ASSESSMENT UNDER ACCOMMODATION BOND RULES
        • HOMEOWNERSHIP STATUS
        • CHANGES TO RESIDENTIAL SITUATION SCREEN
        • NEW RESIDENTIAL CARE SEARCH SCREEN
        • NEW RESIDENTIAL CARE DETAILS SCREEN
        • OTHER SYSTEMS CHANGES
        • ENTRY TO AGED CARE
        • DEPARTURE FROM AGED CARE
        • PERSON MOVES BETWEEN FACILITIES
        • PERSON ADVISES OF CHANGE TO INCOME OR ASSETS
        • REVIEW AND APPEAL RIGHTS OF RESIDENT
        • ACTIONING OF RETROSPECTIVE INCOME ADJUSTMENTS
        • ADVICES
        • SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION
        • ATTACHMENT A - CALCULATING IF ACCOMMODATION BONDS PAYABLE
        • ATTACHMENT C - EXAMPLE LETTER ADVISING AGED CARE RESIDENTOF SUCESSFUL QUALIFYING SERVICE CLAIM
        • ATTACHMENT D - FAX ADVISING CENTRELINK OF QUALIFYING SERVICE REJECTION
        • ATTACHMENT E - EXAMPLE LETTER ADVISING RESIDENT OF UNSUCCESSFUL QUALIFYING SERVICE CLAIM
        • ATTACHMENT F - DVA INCOME SUPPORT CONTACT OFFICERS
        • ATTACHMENT G - SUMMARY OF DAILY FEES (post 2 April 1998 increase)
        • Attachment I - Aged Care income support Questions & Answers
      • C11/1998 AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENTAL INSTRUCTION C32/97 1996/97 BUDGET INITIATIVE: DVA TO PAY DSS AGE PENSION TO DISABILITY PENSIONERS
      • C10/1998 MARCH 1998 QUARTERLY LETTERS MAILOUT
      • C09/1998 CHANGES TO LUMP SUM ADVANCE PAYMENT OF PENSIONS
      • C08/1998 RECORDING OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ACCOUNT INFORMATION
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      • C06/1998 EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENTS TO BRITISH DISABILITY PENSIONS (EATS & COMPOSITE) PAID IN AUSTRALIA
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