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Government announces thousands more home care packages for older Australians
An extra 10,000 older Australians will receive taxpayer support to stay in their homes for longer, as part of a $1 billion investment in this week’s budget update.
Key points:
- About 102,000 people are currently waiting for an in-home care package
- The aged care royal commission heard some people were dying while waiting for one
- The Government says about 195,000 people will be receiving in-home care by June 2021
The Federal Government will use the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) to reduce the waitlist for in-home care, which was one of the key recommendations in the aged care royal commission’s interim report.
The Federal Budget, handed down in October, allocated $1.6 billion to an additional 23,000 home care packages.
About 152,000…
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