Cash handouts and more care packages but Budget generally disappoints older Australians

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Updated October 20 2020 - 10:48am, first published October 7 2020 - 12:30pm
Country faces incredible debt for the forseeable future.
Country faces incredible debt for the forseeable future.

An extra 23,000 home care packages over four years, cash payments totalling $500 for pensioners and some financial initiatives for aged care, but no help for thousands of older unemployed. Those are the main 2020 budget announcements which will effect older Australians.

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Eileen Wood

Senior Journalist

I'm a senior news journalist at The Senior newspaper, the leading publication bringing targeted news on issues affecting older Australians. We cover NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, SA and WA. If you have a story idea I would love to hear it. You can email me: eileen.wood@thesenior.com.au or phone The Senior 02-4355-5000, mob. 0487 495 805

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