A narrow view of unspent funds appears to be driving a move to quarterly budgets that reset each cycle, says Jason Howie
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Home Care Package unspent fund balances are often raised in conferences and Department of Health and Aged Care communications as evidence of sub-optimal program outcomes.
The balances are then used to support the argument that reforming consumer budgets is necessary. This narrow view of unspent funds appears to be a driver behind moving from open-ended consumer budgets to a quarterly budget that is reset at the end of each cycle.
Are they really a problem though? Or should we be taking a broader approach to assessing the...
