Those who can’t afford the full accommodation deposit need to watch out for an 8.35pc sting in the tail.
This interest rate – relevant to those who choose or need to pay rent in aged care – is high when compared to other aspects of aged care.
On top of this, extra or additional service fees of between $8 and $100 a day are increasingly being charged for things previously included in everyday costs, such as a choice of meals, entertainment and internet. But the MPIR can still be very relevant to the costs paid by partially supported residents to providers. A partially supported person pays a refundable accommodation contribution or equivalent daily accommodation contribution.
By comparison, the average house rent costs $630 a week across the eight capital cities and $540 a week for combined regional areas, according to the latest Domain rental report.
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