FOI 25-0286 LD – Correspondence Relating To Senator Ciccone

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This disclosure contains correspondence from August-September 2023 regarding concerns raised by Meals on Wheels Victoria (MOWV) with Victorian MPs and Senators about funding disparities in Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) meal delivery services. MOWV highlighted that interstate providers—Meals on Wheels Queensland and Meals on Wheels Newcastle—were receiving $13 per meal unit, while most Victorian services received only $8.25 per unit, representing significant inequity. The correspondence shows internal Department of Health communication routing the issue through Victorian senators' offices, with references to a February 2023 special report and funding concerns related to the federally funded Future Fit Program. The documents do not involve TGA assessments, PBS listings, or clinical guidance but rather concern aged care service delivery and funding policy.