Noticeboard: $5 million on offer for carer support programs

Published 15th November 2018

Community and not-for-profit organisations can apply for almost $5 million worth of federal grants to set up local services aimed at boosting the physical and mental well being of informal carers.

It comes after a survey of almost 2000 NSW-based carers released in October found they feel overworked, undervalued and in need of respite, with many saying their own wellbeing is suffering as a result.

Announcing the $493 million, five-year funding round on Thursday, Minister for Families and Social Services Paul Fletcher said the grants would help insure that carers got help before they reached crisis point.

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Source:
Unknown Author, 2018, Australian Ageing Agenda (https://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/about/)