Promised home care packages to be rolled out this financial year

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Updated October 9 2020 - 8:45am, first published 8:26am
Government confirms 23,000 home care packages wioll be released this financial year.
Government confirms 23,000 home care packages wioll be released this financial year.

Seniors advocates have welcomed a clarification from aged care minister Richard Colbeck that the number of additional home care packages announced in Tuesday's budget will be rolled out this financial year, instead of over four years, but say there is stilll more needing to be done.

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Eileen Wood

Senior Journalist

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