Reimburse aged care providers for additional costs incurred due to COVID-19 outbreaks that occur on or before 31 December 2023
* $41.3 million over two years from 2022-23 to extend access to in-reach PCR testing in residential aged care homes to 31 December 2023
* $13.4 million in 2023-24 to reimburse aged care providers for the cost of leave entitlements for casual staff and those who have no other access to leave payments where staff cannot attend work due to being COVID-19 positive.
The Government will provide additional funding of $591.3 million over two years from includes: * $536.6 million over two years from 2022-23 to reimburse aged care providers for additional costs incurred due to COVID-19 outbreaks that occur on or before 31 December 2023 * $41.3 million over two years from 2022-23 to extend access to in-reach PCR testing in residential aged care homes to 31 December 2023 * $13.4 million in 2023-24 to reimburse aged care providers for the cost of leave entitlements for casual staff and those who have no other access to leave payments where staff cannot attend work due to being COVID-19 positive. Health and Aged Care | The cost of this measure will be partially met from within the existing resourcing of the Department of Health and Aged Care. This measure extends the 2022-23 October Budget measure titled COVID-19 Package - aged care.