Commonwealth Home Support Program

Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP)

How much funding do I receive?

My Aged Care (MAC) will arrange an assessment of you or your loved one’s needs, then refer you to an approved home care service provider of your choice. MAC effectively gives a grant to providers, which covers your required in-home care services up to the value of about $8,000 a year, depending on your circumstances.

Do I have to contribute anything?

CHSP services are not means-tested by the government but you are expected to make a small contribution (depending on your financial circumstances) towards the cost of the service, as outlined in the client contribution schedule. Financial assistance in the form of a monthly cap of client contributions may be available.

What do home care services cost under CHSP?

As the government covers most of the hourly rate of home care services under CHSP, we show only your out-of-pocket costs for each of our services in the client contribution schedule.