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Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018

Qualifying persons - Liability of qualifying person for cost of LTR contracted care: 4 basic rules

17: Rule 3: qualifying person whose assets are equal to or below asset threshold must pay contribution based on income

You could also call this:

"If you don't have many assets, you pay for care based on how much money you earn."

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If you are a qualifying person and your assets are equal to or below a certain threshold, you must pay a contribution. This contribution is based on your income, which is determined by a means assessment under section 37. You can find out more about how your assets are assessed by looking at section 34.

Your contribution goes towards the cost of your long-term residential care. The amount you pay is based on how much income you have. This is decided after a means assessment is done to figure out your income.

You can look at section 34 to see how your assets are worked out and section 37 to see how your income is determined. These sections help decide how much you need to pay for your care. They are part of the rules that explain how much you must contribute.

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Part 3Qualifying persons
Liability of qualifying person for cost of LTR contracted care: 4 basic rules

17Rule 3: qualifying person whose assets are equal to or below asset threshold must pay contribution based on income

  1. A qualifying person whose assets as determined by a means assessment under section 34 are equal to or below the applicable asset threshold must pay a contribution, based on income determined by a means assessment under section 37, towards the cost of that person’s LTR contracted care.

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