New NSW HACC funding agreement
The Australian Government Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro, and the New South Wales Government Minister for Ageing and Disability Services, Mr John Della Bosca, have announced additional Home and Community Care (HACC) funding totalling $475.4 million in 2006-07. It represents an increase of 7% over the funding available in 2005-06.
Services for people with dementia and their carers will receive a significant boost.
There are also specific initiatives to improve access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from different cultural backgrounds.
