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

Under the coalition government, aged-care funding is up, home-care packages are up and residential places are up every year. Under Labor's Living Longer Living Better reforms, the ratio set for home-care packages was inadequate and severely underestimated. In February 2017, we transitioned to a new home-care system which gives consumers more choice and control over their care. For the first time, this allows us to better understand the extent of demand for home-care packages nationally and also uncovers the extent of the problem left by the former Labor government. We have acted immediately, with the release of an additional 20,000 high-level home care packages since our last budget. Overall home care packages will rise from 87,000 to 151,000. The coalition government has the best interests of older Australians at heart, which is why in the 2018-19 budget there was a clear focus on ageing.

Question agreed to.