Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00590:reg:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00590
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8
Character Range: 7334–9366

8  Residential care grants—criteria for determining priority between applications
 (1) The Secretary must consider the following matters in determining the priority to be given to an application for the allocation of a residential care grant in respect of a project for the provision of residential care:
 (a) the proportion of care recipients to whom the grant relates who are, or will be:
 (i) supported residents, concessional residents or assisted residents; or
 (ii) people with special needs; or
 (iii) low‑means care recipients;
 (b) the location of the residential care service to which the grant relates (the relevant residential care service), in particular whether it is not in a major city;
 (c) the availability of other aged care services in the area in which the relevant residential care service is, or will be, located;
 (d) the need for the grant to assist in establishing or upgrading the relevant residential care service;
 (e) whether there is an urgent need for the grant due to unforeseen circumstances;
 (f) the extent to which the project will meet the needs of care recipients living with dementia;
 (g) whether the project will provide high quality accommodation for care recipients;
 (h) whether the project will provide significantly improved operational efficiency;
 (i) the adequacy of any arrangements proposed for the care of care recipients and other residents while the project is being completed.
 (2) The Secretary must give priority to an application for the allocation of a residential care grant in respect of the following:
 (a) projects that meet an urgent need for building, rebuilding, renovation or restoration work in order to improve or maintain access to residential care, including meeting changing care needs arising from the increased frailty of care recipients or the increased prevalence of dementia;
 (b) projects that offer the Commonwealth best value for money compared with other projects for which applications for the allocation of residential care grants have been made.