Australian Labor Party Wants to Put Cap on Home Care Fees for Elderly Australians

The ALP argues that high fees for Home Care is leading to elderly Australians missing out on the care they need to help them remain in their own home.Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock

The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is promising to put a cap on home care fees should it win the May federal election, with a date for the poll to be selected within days.

It says it will stop rorts in administration and management fees, and providers will have to report monthly to users on where their money goes.