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

Grant Closes: 6th of March 2025 - 2:00 pm Run By: Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care Further Information: https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=2bb88f50-2ef8-4c9a-9de8-723dfffbfcfa

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 

Eligibility:

Applications can only be accepted from Aged care service providers that have increased aged care worker wages as a result of the FWC’s Stage 3 decision, and:

  • are an approved aged care provider of one or more of the programs listed below: 
    • Residential aged care; and / or 
    • Home Care Package Program; and / or 
    • CHSP; and / or 
    • Transition Care Program; and / or 
    • Short-Term Restorative Programme; and / or 
    • National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program. 
  • have in scope aged care workers whose wages have been increased as a result of the FWC Stage 3 decision and are employed under the following awards (or under an Agreement that is underpinned by these awards):
    • Aged Care Award 2010
      • Direct care aged care employees include assistants in nursing/nursing assistants, personal care workers, recreational or lifestyle activities officers; and
      • General and administrative services employees include administration staff, drivers, maintenance staff, gardeners, laundry hands, cleaners, and food services assistants
    • Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry (SCHADS) Award 2010 (Schedule F)
      • Home care employees whose primary role is to provide home care to aged care clients.

Please note: If you employ workers through the Indigenous Employment Initiative and those workers have eligible accumulated leave liabilities as of 31 December 2024, include those workers in your claim

Last Updated: 29th of January 2025
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