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COTA Queensland CHSP Provider Update
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has released the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) 2025-27 Manual (from 1 November 2025).
The CHSP 2025-27 Manual has been updated to reflect program changes under the Aged Care Act 2024. This version supersedes previous versions from 1 November 2025. The CHSP 2025-27 Manual has 3 parts:
Part A – About the CHSP: This covers an overview of the program, 2025-27 reforms to in-home aged care, CHSP services and wellness and reablement.
Part B – Eligibility and delivery requirements : This covers access to the CHSP, interaction with other programs, provider grant funding and client contributions and flexibility provisions.
Part C – Administration and provider responsibilities : This covers quality arrangements and client rights, CHSP service continuity and provider selection, incident management and staffing responsibilities, compliance and financial responsibilities and provider reporting and system responsibilities.
Appendices A to H support the Manual with additional information.
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COTA Queensland’s Sector Support and Development team believes every child has the right to be safe, to feel safe and to be protected from harm.
Guided by our organisation’s safeguarding framework, our team has completed a structured risk assessment of our sector-facing activities and undertaken targeted training to strengthen our ability to prevent, identify and respond to child abuse.
We are committed to acting promptly and appropriately if concerns are raised or disclosures occur, and to supporting safe practices across the sector.