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Home Based Care General, Intensive and Complex caregiver
reimbursement
rates will increase as of 1 July 2004. This includes Foster Care, Kinship Care,
Permanent Care, Shared Family Care, Adolescent Community Placement,
Specialised, Innovative and One to One Care.
The
price adjustment is based on a 2% increase, in line with the predicted
CPI
growth for 2004/2005.
Fortnightly
amounts are rounded.
The
below tables detail all caregiver reimbursement rates for 2004/5.
Table 1:
Home Based Care General (Foster Care; Kinship Care; Permanent Care;
Shared
Family Care)
|
|
0-7 years
|
8-10 yrs
|
11-12 yrs
|
13+yrs
|
|
Fortnight
|
$225*
|
$235*
|
$267*
|
$360**
|
|
P.A
|
$5,850*
|
$6,110*
|
$6,940*
|
$9,360**
|
*An
additional $47 per fortnight or part thereof paid to carers of children
under
13 in reception care placement.
**An
additional $24 is provided per fortnight for the first six months the
young
person is in placement.
When the
young person is in receipt of an income, the Human Services
contribution to the
Caregiver is $228 - $252 per fortnight – ie the young person
contributes $129
per fortnight
Table 2:
Adolescent Community Placement
|
Fortnight
|
$360
|
|
P.A
|
$9,360
|
An
additional $24 per fortnight is provided for the first six months the
young
person (aged 12+) is in placement.
When the
young person is in receipt of an income, the Human Services
contribution to the
Caregiver is $228-252 per fortnight – ie the young person contributes
$129 per
fortnight
Table 3:
Home Based Care Intensive
(SHBC & IHBC)
|
Loading
|
0-7 years
|
8-10 yrs
|
11-12 yrs
|
13+yrs
|
|
1:Fortnight
|
$228
|
$249
|
$299
|
$419
|
|
1:P.A
|
$5,930
|
$6,475
|
$7,775
|
$10,895
|
|
2:Fortnight
|
$272
|
$298
|
$358
|
$503
|
|
2:P.A
|
$7,070
|
$7,750
|
$9,310
|
$13,080
|
|
3:Fortnight
|
$364
|
$396
|
$478
|
$671
|
|
3:P.A
|
$9,465
|
$10,295
|
$12,430
|
$17,445
|
Table 4:
Home Based Care Complex (OTOC)
|
Fortnight
|
$1,019 -
$1,137
|
|
P.A
|
$26,495 - $29,565
|
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