Aged Care Wages – Stage 3 Historical Leave Liability - Tranche 1

Overview

This grant opportunity provides $21.326 million in 2025 - 26 to fund wage increases effective from 1 January 2025. The purpose of this grant opportunity is to provide one-off funding to eligible providers to pay eligible aged care workers to take their leave entitlements at the higher rates of pay for Tranche 1 increases only that begin to take effect from 1 January 2025.  Residential Aged Care providers for 25 per cent of the eligible increase to leave entitlements associated with paying the higher cost of leave entitlements for aged care workers whose wages have increased as a result of the FWC’s decision.  50 per cent of the eligible increase to leave entitlements associated with paying the higher cost of leave entitlements for aged care workers whose wages have increased as a result of the FWC’s Stage 3 decision for the following providers delivering the Home Care Packages Program, CHSP, Transition Care Program,  Short Term Restorative Care Program, and  National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program  To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.