Support at Home Thin Markets (rural, remote and specialised) 2025-26

Overview

From 1 July 2025, providers of Home Care Packages (HCP) Program and the Short-Term Restorative Care (STRC) Programme will transition into the Support at Home program. For providers that operate in thin markets, the costs of delivering care and services can be particularly high in regional and remote locations and / or when delivering specialised services. This grant opportunity provides 1 year of one-off funding in 2025-26, to HCP and STRC providers operating in identified thin markets (rural, remote or specialised), that is supplementary to fee-for-service revenue and can be used flexibly for appropriate business and service delivery expenses. This grant opportunity targets HCP and STRC providers who: currently deliver services to care recipients in Modified Monash areas 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, and / or currently hold, or have applied for, a valid Specialisation Verification for aged care services (excluding Specialisation Verification for People who live in rural or remote areas).