4.5.49.1 Daily living expenses
Workers with a date of injury on or after 1 May 2011 are required to contribute to their daily living expenses while residing in a supported accommodation facility. This is applicable to workers in Shared Supported Accommodation (SSA) or Supported Residential Services (SRS) only. Workers residing in Residential Aged Care (RAC) facilities are not required to contribute to their daily living expenses.
Policy
The policy provides guidelines for payment of daily living expenses for workers residing in a supported accommodation facility.
See: Daily Living Expenses Policy
The policy provides guidelines about:
- what an Agent can pay for
- shared supported accommodation
- supported residential services
- residential aged care
- impact on Centrelink rental assistance.