In the COVID-19 response Budget in October, we urge the Federal Government to prioritise the following areas:Pensions and Income Support
Future Retirement Income Policy
Aged Care Reform
Employment of older Australians
Housing
A whole-of-Government approach to an Ageing Australia
COTA argues that, to improve the financing of aged care, there should be increased user contributions if they are fair, equitable and transparent. However, user contributions should not be a replacement for greater government investment.
COTA proposes strengthening current governance mechanisms in the first three years after the Royal Commission’s report before considering any move toward establishing a new System Governor.