# Adding Centre Capital Costs

Source: https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/scheduling/scheduling-faq/adding-centre-capital-costs

> Apply centre capital costs automatically to group supports or manually when needed.

Scheduling add-on - This feature requires the Scheduling add-on, which is available on Astalty Premium. See How to enable Scheduling.

## Overview

You can create a Centre Capital Cost charge automatically on a direct or group support that uses automatic charging. You need a Centre Capital Cost Charge Item configured on the Charge Item Set used by every affected Participant.

> **Charge Item Set Setup Required**
>
> The Charge Item Set must contain a **Centre Capital Cost Charge Item** before the option can be saved. On a group support, each Participant's selected set must contain one.
>
> See [Creating and Updating Charge Item Sets](https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/charge-items/managing-charge-item-sets/creating-updating-charge-item-sets).

## How to Add Centre Capital Costs

1. Open [Scheduling](https://app.astalty.com.au/scheduling/schedule) from the main menu and click **Add Shift**.
2. Choose **Direct Support** or **Group Support**.
3. Complete the Participant, worker, time, and service details.
4. Under **Service & Billing**, choose **Automatic Charges** and select a Charge Item Set that contains a Centre Capital Cost Charge Item. For a group support, confirm this for every Participant's set.
5. For a group support, tick **This group support includes Centre Capital Costs**. For a direct support, open **Additional Charges & Centre Capital** and tick **This support includes Centre Capital Costs**.

![The group support form's Service & Billing section with Automatic Charges selected, the Default Charge Item Set set to GROUP, and the This group support includes Centre Capital Costs checkbox ticked and highlighted.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/centre-capital-costs.png)

6. Save the support. Astalty creates an automatic charge for the duration expressed in the Centre Capital Cost Charge Item's unit. For an hourly item on a four-hour group support, each Participant receives a four-unit charge against their own selected set.

## Billing Options

- **Automatic Billing**: the charge stays in step with the support's realised charge intervals. Support Time Segments do not change which Centre Capital Cost item is used, and No charge segments do not remove this separate charge.
- **Alternative Billing**: leave the Centre Capital Cost option off and add the required Charge Item as an [Additional Charge](https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/scheduling/charges/additional-charges), or use [Manual Charges](https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/scheduling/charges/managing-manual-charges). Those manual lines do not track later time changes automatically.

![The Service & Billing section of a group support with the Manual Charges card selected and highlighted, noting that charges will not be created or updated automatically.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/manual-charges.png)

## FAQs

**Will Centre Capital Costs automatically be added to a support?**\
No. The option must be selected on the support.

**Does Centre Capital Costs bill automatically based on support hours?**\
Astalty calculates the quantity from the support's charge intervals using the Centre Capital Cost Charge Item's unit. For a group support, it creates a separate charge for each Participant.

**Can you add Centre Capital Costs to one-on-one supports?**\
Yes. Centre Capital Costs can be added to one-on-one supports delivered in a centre.

**What if I want to bill Centre Capital Costs differently from the scheduled hours?**\
Use an **Additional Charge** or **Manual Charges** to enter a quantity independently of the support's calculated duration.