# Sam Rae

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-24**: Parliamentary inquiry hearing — Former Inspector-General of Aged Care Ian Yates tells a public hearing that Support at Home is 'a public policy failure,' citing unacceptable wait times, hidden wait list data and deliberate rationing of assessed care.
- **2026-08-20**: CHSP extension announced — Aged Care Minister Sam Rae announces in Melbourne that the Commonwealth Home Support Program will be extended to mid-2029 and remain a standalone entry-level program rather than being rolled into Support at Home.
- **2025-11**: Support at Home program launches — The federal government replaces the earlier Home Care Packages program with Support at Home, delivering government-funded aged care services to help older Australians remain at home.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Aged care 'policy failure': tens of thousands on wait lists
2026-08-24 05:14:58 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Australia's 10-month-old Support at Home program is failing older Australians, with former Inspector-General of Aged Care Ian Yates telling a parliamentary inquiry wait times are unacceptable and the government has stopped publishing wait list figures. Health system leaders should note Labor's decision to keep the separate Commonwealth Home Support Program standalone to mid-2029, entrenching a fragmented two-tier home care system.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/aged-care-support-at-home-wait-times-policy-failure

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