MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has decided to continue delivering aged care services after the federal government announced the Commonwealth Home Support Program will continue until 2029. At the 29 September council meeting, councillors unanimously voted in support of continuing Meals on Wheels, Community Transport, and Group Social Support until 30 June 2029. The decision follows the shire’s previous decision to stop delivering aged care services in June 2027 after the federal government’s aged care reforms were set to begin (“Shire to pull out of aged care services”, The News, 11/06/26). In August, the federal government announced it would be reversing the…
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MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is set to reconsider whether it will continue delivering aged care services after July 2027. This comes following the federal government’s decision to extend the Commonwealth Home Support Program to 2029. In June, the shire made the decision to stop delivering Commonwealth-funded aged care services by July 2027. The three services affected were Meals on Wheels, Community Transport, and Group Social Support. At the 29 September council meeting, the shire will consider three options: following through with the plan to exit the delivery of the three services by July 2027, maintaining delivery of the three services until…