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| 2008/5/21 |
Extra funding for carer support services
The Australian Government is providing certainty and extra funding for carer organisations through $6.9 million in national one-off grants for community-based respite and carer support services through the National Respite for Carers Program and Commonwealth Carelink Program. one-off grants will be distributed through the National Respite for Carers Program and Commonwealth Carelink Program.
It is estimated that nearly 130,000 carers use the National Respite for Carers Program and Commonwealth Carelink Programs a year - accessing respite care, counselling, carer information and support services and planning.
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