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SCHADS award rate changes 2026
Track recent SCHADS Award adult base wage-rate changes for commonly checked classifications, then compare what you pay. Separate from NDIS billing limits.
This page summarises recent adult base-rate changes for curated SCHADS (Social & Community Services) classifications, comparing the current Fair Work Commission rate with the most recent prior history row when available. It is a first-party index for SCHADS (Social & Community Services) — not a complete extract of every classification in the award.
Rate changes for curated classifications
| Classification | Award | Current $/hr | Prior $/hr | Change | Operative from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay point 1 (certificate 3) | Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 | $29.45 | $28.12 | $1.33 (+4.73%) | 2026-07-01 |
| Pay point 1 (degree or diploma) | Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 | $34.45 | $32.89 | $1.56 (+4.74%) | 2026-07-01 |
3 curated classifications listed without a live rate (not invented): Home care employee level 1—aged care; Home care employee level 2—aged care; Home care employee level 3—aged care.
Parent index: Award Rate Change Index 2026. Award hub: SCHADS (Social & Community Services). Machine-readable download: /guides/schads-award-rate-changes-2026.json.
Context on the 2026 Annual Wage Review. Compare what you pay with the free rate checker.
How this index is built
- AwardGuard analysis: curated adult base-rate classifications for five launch awards only.
- Source: Fair Work Commission Modern Awards Pay Database via the official API.
- Current rate: the operative adult base hourly rate returned for each classification when available.
- Operative date: taken from the live rate row; rates without an operative date are not presented as current minimums.
- Prior rate: the most recent prior history row returned with the current rate (when available).
- Change %: ((current − prior) / prior) × 100 when both values exist.
- Rows without a live rate are listed with dataAvailable=false; no figures are invented.
- Content reviewed: 2026-07-17. Retrieval/generated timestamps are recorded separately per response and are not editorial review dates.
Limitations
- Not a complete extract of every classification in each award.
- Excludes apprentices; junior rates are out of scope for AwardGuard v1.
- Does not include casual loading, penalties, overtime, or allowances unless those appear as separate classification rows in the source.
- Temporary upstream failures may omit rates for some rows while educational pages remain available.
- Not an official Fair Work Commission or Fair Work Ombudsman publication.
- General information only — not legal or workplace-relations advice. The applicable modern award always prevails.
Source: Fair Work Commission Modern Awards Pay Database. Editorial content reviewed 2026-07-17. Index generated 2026-10-20T05:20:20Z (UTC) — generation time is not an editorial review date.
Last reviewed: 15 July 2026 · Authored by AwardGuard (organisation).
General information only — not legal or workplace-relations advice. The applicable modern award always prevails. Rates and classifications should be verified against the Fair Work Commission — Modern Awards Pay Database. AwardGuard is not endorsed by the Fair Work Commission, Fair Work Ombudsman, or NDIS.