Funding and budgets
Understanding your Support at Home funding
Your funding comes from several different funding streams, each with its own job. This is your plain-language guide to what they are, what they pay for, and the order your money is spent in.
The funding order
How your funding is drawn down
The order your funding is used depends on the type of service. Care services (personal care, nursing, allied health, domestic assistance) follow a different order to equipment and home modifications. Both are shown below.
Care services — three scenarios
Standard care
With restorative care
Two budgets run at the same time for different services.
End-of-life pathway
EOL replaces the Ongoing budget. No flow between them.
Ongoing budget is suspended during the episode and cannot be claimed against.
Equipment and home modifications — different order
Which services come from which funding stream
This is a general guide to the services most commonly funded from each stream. Some services depend on your assessment and goals, so always check your plan or ask your care team.
| Service | Ongoing | Restorative | End of life | Assistive technology and home modifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal care | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Domestic assistance | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Nursing | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Physiotherapy | Yes | Yes | Sometimes | No |
| Occupational therapy | Yes | Yes | Sometimes | Prescription only |
| Dietitian | Yes | Yes | Sometimes | No |
| Exercise physiology | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Falls prevention program | No | Yes | No | No |
| Hospital bed | No | No | Via AT-HM | Yes |
| Wheelchair | No | No | Via AT-HM | Yes |
| Ramp installation | No | No | Generally no | Yes |
| Grab rails | No | No | Generally no | Yes |
| Equipment set-up | No | No | Via AT-HM | Yes |
Why your funding looks the way it does
Support at Home is made up of several funding streams. Some pay for your everyday care, some for equipment or home changes, and some are only available for a short time when your needs change. Understanding them explains why your available budget shifts, why services are charged to different funding streams, and why some funding shows separately in the Trilogy App.
Choose a funding stream below to learn more.
Ongoing Support Budget
Your main, everyday budget for regular care that helps you stay independent at home.
Learn more about Ongoing Support BudgetRestorative Care
Short-term support to rebuild strength, function and independence.
Learn more about Restorative CareEnd-of-Life Pathway
Extra support to remain at home with comfort during the final stage of life.
Learn more about End-of-Life PathwayAssistive Technology
Funding for equipment — frames, wheelchairs, alarms — to keep you safe and mobile.
Learn more about Assistive TechnologyHome Modifications
Funding for changes to your home — rails, ramps, accessible bathrooms.
Learn more about Home ModificationsHCP Unspent Funds
Grandfathered Home Care Package savings that are used before some other funding.
Learn more about HCP Unspent FundsVoluntary Contributions
Optional extra funds you can add to access more services or a higher frequency of support.
Learn more about Voluntary ContributionsCare Management
The planning, coordination and reviews that keep your services on track.
Learn more about Care Management
See how a service is funded
Tell us what you are paying for and enter your balances. The tool draws the cost down in the same order as the diagrams above.
In dollars
Please note: this is an estimate only. Your actual funding and the order it is drawn from may vary depending on your plan and assessment.
Figures shown are indicative. Support at Home funding amounts are reviewed and indexed each 1 July, so please confirm your current figures in the Trilogy App or with your care team. This guide is general information, not financial or care advice, and reflects the Support at Home Program Manual, transition guidance, the Assistive Technology and Home Modifications scheme, and Services Australia funding-source rules. For official program information visit myagedcare.gov.au or health.gov.au.
