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More care needed for carers in state budget: disability group
18/05/08
More care needed for carers in state budget: disability group
ABC News
Posted Fri May 16, 2008 7:47pm AEST
National Disability Services in Tasmania says more money is needed for carers in next month's state budget.
Nearly 300 affected Tasmanian families are waiting for state-funded help, and many are in crisis.
The state manager of Disability Services Tasmania, Margaret Reynolds, says the lack of support is not acceptable.
"If all those wonderful carers didn't continue to care it would cost state and federal governments so much money, so there should be much more for carers," she said.
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