Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) Share this | Hansard source

We acknowledge that wait times for aged-care assessments are longer than we would like. We don't pretend that this is good enough or that this is the final resting place for this issue, because record numbers of Australians are seeking and receiving homecare services. Last year alone more than 521,000 home support and comprehensive assessments were completed. Only some people who are waiting for an assessment will end up on the national priority system, and the assessment waitlist of course contains those seeking lower-level care, along with crossover and duplication of numbers on the national priority system.

As an important example, more than 99 per cent of people who are waiting for a homecare package at their approved level are already receiving home care through a lower-level HCP package or are approved for CHSP services and so are already receiving a level of care. (Time expired)