Aged care: Morrison government given advice on increasing care packages eight months ago

Royal commission report said ‘many people die waiting’ for home care but prime minister has defended response

The federal government has been sitting on advice about boosting the number of home care packages since at least February, the department of health has revealed, as the Coalition faces calls to immediately address a home care waiting list of 120,000.

Information provided by the department in response to a question on notice from Labor, shows that the Coalition received information and costings on changes to home care packages in the lead up to the April budget.

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