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Calculate Your Contribution Costs to Support at Home

To gain greater financial clarity about this new aged care reform, we've built the free CareAbout Calculator as a simple tool to help you gauge your expected contribution.

How to Use Our Support at Home Calculator

Our Support at Home Contributions Calculator is designed to be as simple as possible to use while still providing an accurate estimate based on your circumstances.

Step 1- Enter your Household Type and Pension Status

Click the drop downs and select which Household Type you belong to and your Pension Status.

Step 2 - Input your Annual Income and Total Assets Amount

Add yours and your partner’s income (only 50% of your partner’s income will be taken into account)

Step 3 - Click Calculate Your Contributions Rate

View your contribution rates or Independence and Everyday Living

Step 4 - Add your required services and the provider fees for each service

Type in each of the services under the correct service category along with the Hours per Week and the Hourly Rate.

Step 5 - Click “Calculate Contributions”

View your contributions amount per service and select if you want it to calculate weekly, fortnightly, or monthly.

Support at Home Fee Calculator

Estimate your co-contribution rates under Australia's Support at Home program.

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About you

Tell us about your current situation so we can calculate your contribution rates.

What is your current pension status?
What is your relationship status?
Do you own your home?

Why CareAbout?

What our customers are saying

Customer testimonials

Very helpful and explained everything

CareAbout has been very supportive and informative. They have a wealth of knowledge and have helped me to make the best decisions for care for my mother and her particular needs.

Ian Ross

Home Care for self

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Rishi was generous with his time

Rishi was generous with his time, patient with my parents' many questions.

Customer's daughter

Aged Care Services

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Anyone who is looking for help finding care

Anyone who is looking for help finding a provider for Govt packages.

Barbara Gettinby

Aged Care Services

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I had a lovely Lady named Sue & she was…

I had a lovely Lady named Sue & she was absolutely so helpful & friendly.

Janette Baker

Aged Care Services

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Incredible outstanding service

Incredible quick, professional, effective and friendly service from all the staff.

Jerzy

Aged Care Services

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