This proposal would improve the delivery of Home Care Packages in Australia by amending the Aged Care Act 1997 to legislate a maximum 30-day wait time between the assessment and delivery of a home care package. To ensure a maximum 30-day waiting period, the cap on the total number of Home Care Packages would be removed.

The proposal would have effect from 1 October 2022.

This proposal would improve the delivery of Home Care Packages in Australia by amending the Aged Care Act 1997 to legislate a maximum 30-day wait time between the assessment and delivery of a home care package. To ensure a maximum 30-day waiting period, the cap on the total number of Home Care Packages would be removed.

The proposal would have effect from 1 October 2022.

This proposal would improve the delivery of Home Care Packages in Australia by amending the Aged Care Act 1997 to legislate a maximum 30-day wait time between the assessment and delivery of a home care package. To ensure a maximum 30-day waiting period, the cap on the total number of Home Care Packages would be removed.

The proposal would have effect from 1 October 2022.

Increasing the income threshold for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) from $57,761 for singles, $92,416 for couples, and $115,522 for separated couples (separated by illness), to $90,000 for singles, $144,000 for couples, and $180,000 for couples separated by illness from 1 July 2022.

This costing only considers the financial impact of changing the CSHC income test threshold, with all other policy settings remaining unchanged.

Increasing the income threshold for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) from $57,761 for singles, $92,416 for couples, and $115,522 for separated couples (separated by illness), to $90,000 for singles, $144,000 for couples, and $180,000 for couples separated by illness from 1 July 2022.

This costing only considers the financial impact of changing the CSHC income test threshold, with all other policy settings remaining unchanged.

Increasing the income threshold for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) from $57,761 for singles, $92,416 for couples, and $115,522 for separated couples (separated by illness), to $90,000 for singles, $144,000 for couples, and $180,000 for couples separated by illness from 1 July 2022.

This costing only considers the financial impact of changing the CSHC income test threshold, with all other policy settings remaining unchanged.

From 1 January 2023, the proposal is to:

• Extend the assets test exemption for principal home saleproceeds from 12 months to 24 months for income supportrecipients.
• Change the income test, to apply only the lower deemingrate (0.25 per cent) to principal home sale proceeds whencalculating deemed income for 24 months after the sale ofthe principal home.

From 1 January 2023, the proposal is to:

• Extend the assets test exemption for principal home saleproceeds from 12 months to 24 months for income supportrecipients.
• Change the income test, to apply only the lower deemingrate (0.25 per cent) to principal home sale proceeds whencalculating deemed income for 24 months after the sale ofthe principal home.