Social security, private insurance or annuities to pay for aged care among suggestions in new consultation paper

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Updated June 25 2020 - 3:43pm, first published 3:07pm
How should Australians pay for their aged care?
How should Australians pay for their aged care?

Having working Australians pay into a social insurance scheme to fund their future age care needs is among a series of options in a new consultation paper released by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.

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Eileen Wood

Senior Journalist

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