Last updated 20 August 2026
These providers are registered for Support at Home and service Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter. Your quarterly budget follows you wherever you go — you can compare providers freely and switch at any time without exit fees, so it pays to compare prices and availability before you sign.
Services: Newcastle and Lake Macquarie suburbs, including Belmont, Blacksmiths and Cardiff
Advertises “no package management fees” and free in-home consultations
Services: Greater Newcastle (office at Belmont); recommends confirming availability for specific locations
Price list available for download on its website
Services: Newcastle, Maitland, Cessnock and the wider Hunter (office at Kurri Kurri)
Publishes Support at Home rates (from 1 July 2026): personal care $129/hr, domestic assistance and gardening $119/hr, registered nurse $189/hr, allied health $299/hr
Services: Newcastle area (east-coast provider operating across NSW and QLD)
Services: All of Newcastle and surrounding suburbs (postcodes 2287–2305), office on King Street, Newcastle
Claims to be about 25% cheaper than other home care providers, with no entry, exit or consultation fees
Services: Newcastle, the Hunter, Mid Coast and Central Coast
Newcastle and the Hunter are a well-served market: directories list around 40 Support at Home providers for the city, mixing national franchise brands like Right at Home, Dovida and Pearl Home Care with long-standing local not-for-profits such as Anglican Care, which has operated here since 1956.
Unusually for a regional city, several Newcastle providers publish their hourly rates or make specific fee claims — a sign of genuine price competition. Use that to your advantage: ask each provider on your shortlist for their full price list and compare it against the others before you sign a service agreement.
Tell us your suburb and what help you need. We’ll shortlist Newcastle and Hunter providers who fit — free, no obligation.
No. Around 40 registered providers claim coverage of Newcastle, and our directory grows as we verify more of them. These are providers whose details we have checked; if none suits, tell us what you need and we’ll look wider.
No. A listing is not an endorsement — it means the provider is registered for Support at Home and services this area. We may receive a fee from providers when we refer you, and this never changes what we write. Always compare prices and read the service agreement before signing.
Yes, at any time. Your funding and any unspent funds follow you, exit fees are banned under Support at Home, and you don’t need a new assessment. Our guide to switching providers walks through the steps.