$30M in new funding for Home and Community Care services
Senator Santoro
Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro has announced $30 million extra for the Home and Community Care (HACC) program, to improve access to services for older or disabled Australians, and to streamline the administration of the program.
This extra money will be available to those states that make it easier for clients to access services and information, improve national consistency in eligibility and assessment for services, and reduce overlap and duplication in administration. HACC is the largest of the community care programs, providing services to more than 750,000 frail older Australians and people with disabilities. The additional $30 million will assist states and territories to build on and extend the work agreed by COAG (Council of Australian Governments) in February for improved and nationally consistent arrangements for providing access to services, assessment and referral for HACC.
