The Price Guide and Support Catalogue have been updated again (yes, again!) with a few changes you’ll want to know about. Here’s the lowdown:

New Support Type: Medium Term Accommodation (MTA)

A new support type has been introduced for people who require transitional accommodation before moving into a more permanent home (the Price Guide gives transition from hospital as an example). MTA is intended to be claimed for periods up to 90 days.

Unlike Short Term Accommodation, the price for MTA only covers the cost of accommodation, with the support hours to be claimed from other parts of the Core budget and food/everyday living costs to be paid at the Participant’s expense.

Reflecting this approach, the MTA price is a flat price of $126.29 per day ($176.81 remote / $189.44 very remote) with no time/date/complexity loading.

Short Term Accommodation Name Change and Price Increase

Let’s start with the good news – the price of Short Term Accommodation has increased. The price increase varies from $0.03 for Weekday 1:4 up to $343.89 for 1:1 on Public Holidays (see our analysis below).