Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister Ludwig. Can the Rudd government explain why it has given such a stingy increase this year in the budget to aged care providers which does not even cover the increase in inflation and is so pathetic that it will not be enough to cover the increase in aged care providers’ operating costs? Given that, how can the government pretend that it actually gives a stuff about aged care when it is forcing aged-care facilities to run into losses and to cut some of their services to the frail and elderly?