Home care funding, payments and costs

If you are eligible, you’re expected to pay a small co-contribution to the cost of your care. For basic services like cleaning the co-contribution is only a few dollars per hour. 

First you will need to be assessed. After that it will depend on the availability of services in your area. Check if you meet the requirements for an assessment or if you are ready, apply for an assessment now.

If your needs are more complex, a Home Care Package could be better suited to you.

There are four levels of Home Care Packages, designed to support people with different care needs:

• Home care level 1 – to support people with basic care needs
• Home care level 2 – to support people with low level care needs
• Home care level 3 – to support people with intermediate care needs
• Home care level 4 – to support people with high care needs
  

With a Home Care Package there are no out of pocket costs unless you are assessed as being required to pay a Government Income Tested Fee or you choose to purchase extra services.

Download our Home Care Package price list (PDF 153KB). Have questions?  Call our home care specialists on 1800 448 448.   

We will support you to get the best value from your Home Care Package:

• No charge to set up services
• No basic daily fee

No charge for our Care Workers to travel to you.

QCSS can assist people:

• Live as independently and safely as possible in their homes
• Have increased opportunities for participation in, and access to, their community
• Access supports and/or services to meet their needs in the most appropriate way
• Improve their physical and emotional wellbeing by increasing feelings of independence, empowerment, and autonomy
  

To be eligible for QCSS support you need to be all of the following:

• Living in Queensland
• Under the age of 65 or under 50 years old for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
• Living with disability, chronic medical illness, mental health or other condition which impacts your daily living and your ability to participate in the community
• Require support to remain living independently at home but are not eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) or My Aged Care services

You can register for an assessment yourself via the QCSS Access Point

If you are eligible, you’re expected to pay a small co-contribution to the cost of your care. For basic services like cleaning the co-contribution is only a few dollars per hour.