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

This Senate has had a number of conversations about whether or not it is appropriate to add those two numbers and whether that makes sense. You know, Senator Pocock, that that methodology is not one that the government accepts. Nonetheless, your question goes to the budget. Labor will deliver an additional 32,000 Support at Home places in 2026-27. As I outlined in the budget papers, once we've rolled out these additional places, more than 420,000 older Australians will have access to a Support at Home place. That is almost three times as many older Australians compared to those who had a home-care package back in 2020 when those opposite were responsible.