Budget 2023: Labor to commit $11.3bn to fund 15% pay rise for aged care workers

Government hopes the historic increase, which matches the Fair Work Commission order for the sector, will attract more staff

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The federal government will commit a record $11.3bn in next week’s budget to fund a 15% pay rise for aged care workers in line with the Fair Work Commission’s order for staff in the sector.

Ministers hope the historic wage increase for underpaid workers, to begin from July, will attract thousands more staff into aged care homes and push the government closer to its election promise of having nurses on duty 24/7 in all facilities.