Help in your home

Find out if you qualify for government-funded home help and the support services you may get after your needs are assessed — if you have an ongoing illness, injury, age-related health problem or you’re a disabled person.

  • Get a needs assessment

    You must have a needs assessment if you want to get government-funded home help. Find out if you qualify and the support services you might get.

  • Where to start — when you need home help

    You may qualify for home help if day-to-day tasks are hard due to an ongoing illness, injury, age-related health problems or you’re a disabled person.

  • Your care plan after a needs assessment

    You’ll get a care plan after your needs assessment. This plan describes the home support services and equipment you’ve been assessed as needing, who’ll provide these and when they’ll start.

  • Maintaining your house and garden

    You may qualify for help with cleaning your home, doing the laundry, buying essential appliances, mowing the lawn, weeding the garden and getting essential home maintenance tasks done. Find out how to get these home support services and if you qualify.

  • Cooking and meals

    Get help with cooking, preparing meals, meal delivery options, food shopping and diet advice — if you need help with day-to-day tasks due to ongoing illness, injury, age-related health problems or you’re a disabled person.

  • Home modifications

    Improving safety in your home by widening doorways and installing handrails, shower rails, or a ramp, can help you manage more easily if you have an ongoing illness, injury, age-related health problems or you’re a disabled person.

  • Help with day-to-day personal care

    Help from a carer and assistive equipment could make tasks such as showering, dressing and using a toilet much safer for you. Find out what government help you may qualify for.

  • Nursing and medical help at home

    A nurse or other health professionals may visit you at home to help with your medications and medical needs. Learn more about these services and if you qualify.

  • Paying for heating

    Apply for help with the costs of heating your home, or check advice for keeping those expenses down.

  • Personal medical alarms

    Apply for government help to pay for a monitored medical alarm service if you have an ongoing illness, an injury, age-related health problems or you’re a disabled person.

  • Complain about home help and support services

    Find out what to do and who to contact if you have a concern or complaint about your home support services.

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