Summary of proposal
Party
Australian Greens
Portfolio
Health and Aged Care
Policy Topic
Health
The proposal would reduce home care wait times to 30 days, with the following 2 components:
Component 1: Uncap the total number of Home Care Packages (HCP).
Component 2: Fund Aged Care Assessment Teams to process applications within 30 days.
The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 July 2026.