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Home and Community Care (HACC) program

Current HACC tenders available

Homeless Support Services
The Request for Offer 2008.09/HACC005 is a restricted tender that closes at 2pm Tuesday 31 March 2009. Offers are requested for the provision of Home and Community Care homeless support services to specified regions throughout Queensland. Total recurrent funding of up to $591,241 is available through this Offer. Only organisations that are currently funded by HACC for homeless support services, or organisations funded by the Department of Communities Office for Homelessness for generalist, single men's or single women's homeless services, are eligible to apply.

Information, Education and Training (Statewide) Services
The Request for Offer 2008.09/HACC002 closes at 2pm Tuesday 10 March 2009.
Existing Information, Education and Training (Statewide) Service providers may apply for funding to enhance the delivery of this service in Queensland. Total recurrent funding of up to $847,619 is available.

All of the above Request for Offer documents are available from the Queensland Government Marketplace (QGM) website: www.qgm.qld.gov.au. Any addenda issued in relation to the Request for Offer will be published on the QGM website.
When accessing the QGM website:

• click once on the Link: eTender system for Government Suppliers; then
• click once on the Link: Disability Services Queensland; then
• click once on the Link: More; then
• click once on the Link: Download a soft copy – free; then
  • if this is the first time you have accessed the QGM website, you will need to set up a user email and password. Click once on the Link: new registration, and fill out the required fields.
• You can then access the Offer documents by inputting your email address and password. If you are having difficulty opening the documents from the QGM website, you can send a query through the QGM website.

Please refer to the Request for Offer for details about funding available and how to submit an Offer. Further information is available by telephoning the Senior Project Officer, Purchasing, Home and Community Care Branch on 07 3405 3837 or emailing hacctender@disability.qld.gov.au.

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HACC is a jointly funded Australian Government and state/territory government program. It provides funding for basic maintenance and support for people who live at home and whose capacity for independent living is at risk, or who are at risk of premature or inappropriate admission to long term residential care.

These could include:

• older and frail people with moderate, severe or profound disabilities
• younger people with moderate, severe or profound disabilities
• unpaid carers of people assessed as being eligible for the program

HACC services are offered in your home or local community and may be provided by a HACC agency, community health centre or local council.

HACC services provided in the community include:

• centre-based day respite (care, company and group activities in the centre)
• transport (e.g. to a day centre, shopping or appointments)
• social support (e.g. shopping, banking or to appointments)

HACC services provided at home may include:

• domestic assistance (e.g. cleaning, clothes washing and ironing)
• personal care (e.g. help with bathing or showering, dressing)
• home maintenance (e.g. changing light bulbs, fixing door locks)
• home modification (e.g. structural changes to the home including access ramps and bathroom modifications)
• community nursing (e.g. wound dressing)

Some HACC services can be provided either at a community centre or in your home:

• food services
• allied health services (e.g. physiotherapy, podiatry, speech pathology, occupational therapy and advice from a dietitian)
• respite care (giving carers a break from their caring role)
• support services for carers (other support services for carers)

Assessment

In order to assess your needs, a person from a HACC agency talks to you about how you are coping with your daily living. The information you provide is written in the HACC Ongoing Needs Identification (ONI) form. This is used by the HACC agency to decide whether you are eligible for a service and what type of service you need to assist you to remain living at home.

Will I have to pay for a HACC service?

Each HACC service has its own policy on fees, but most services ask for a small contribution, depending on your situation. Special consideration is given to people with limited finances.

Additional information for customers and service providers regarding the HACC program is currently located on the Queensland Health website.