Support at Home Pooled Funding trial design

Overview

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing wants to hear from Support at Home providers to help design a pooled funding trial, starting in 2026.  

Register your interest by 5pm (AEDT) Wednesday 5 November 2025 for the opportunity to participate in an online workshop or give written feedback.  

About the trial 

Pooled funding would allow Support at Home participants to combine part of their ongoing budgets to access services on a more flexible or as-needed basis.  

The trial will test how pooled funding could benefit participants living in a close-knit community with shared cultural background, group setting (e.g. retirement village), small rural town or remote community. 

Learn more about the pooled funding trial. 

About this consultation 

The department is holding 3 online workshops with Support at Home providers: 

• 10 November 2025 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm (AEDT)  

• 11 November 2025 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm (AEDT)  

• 13 November 2025 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm (AEDT). 

The workshops will seek feedback on the trial design and discuss how pooled funding could fit with how you deliver services.  

If you’re not available for a workshop, you can still register to give written feedback on the trial design.