Labor caves to pressure to bring forward funding for 20,000 in-home aged care places

<p>Albanese government delayed new system earlier this year, despite more than 87,000 people already approved and waiting</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/03/australia-politics-live-labor-coalition-greens-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-question-time-nauru-immigration-asylum-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Labor will bring forward 20,000 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/28/elderly-care-at-home-program-health-hospital-risks-labor">in-home aged care funding places</a> in the next eight weeks, caving to demands from the Senate crossbench and the Coalition and moving to avoid a further defeat on surging wait lists.</p><p>The Albanese government delayed introduction of its new in-home care system from 1 July this year, despite more than 87,000 elderly people already being approved and waiting for care. The new scheme and broad changes to care for elderly Australians, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/02/labor-in-home-aged-care-funding-greens-crossbench-coalition">will begin on 1 November</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/03/labor-caves-to-pressure-to-bring-forward-funding-for-20000-in-home-aged-care-places">Continue reading...</a>

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