James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The coalition government is committed to quality care for senior Australians, with a record $18.6 billion aged-care investment, part of nearly $100 billion committed over the next five years. In February 2017, the government transitioned to a new homecare system, which gives consumers more choice and control over their care. For the first time this new system allows for a better understanding of the extent of demand for homecare packages nationally.

Under Labor, the ratios set for release of homecare packages were inadequate and severely underestimated the real demand. The introduction of the new national privatisation queue has uncovered the extent of the problem. In September 2017, the government announced the release of 6,000 additional level 3 and 4 homecare packages over 2017-18—more than doubling the planned growth of high-level packages this financial year.

Question agreed to.