Support at Home budget calculator

The Support at Home program assigns every participant to one of eight ongoing classification levels. The classification is determined by the Single Assessment System assessor — providers don't run the assessment, they consume it. Each level carries an annual budget set by the Department of Health, paid in four equal quarterly instalments.

The quarterly budget shown above is the annual figure divided by four. The care management 10% cap is the hard maximum a provider can charge against the participant's budget for care management activities under the SAH care management framework — see our Care Management pillar for the full treatment.

The service category sub-allocations are indicative — SAH doesn't formally split a participant's budget into category sub-amounts, but in practice providers should expect Clinical Care to consume the largest share for clinically complex participants and Everyday Living for participants with primarily domestic/personal care needs. See the Service List & Pricing pillar for the contribution rate matrix.

Indexation: SAH budget figures are reviewed annually by the Department of Health and indexed periodically. The figures shown here are effective from 1 November 2025 (the SAH commencement date) and are subject to change. For the authoritative current figures, refer to the Department of Health Support at Home program page.