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STAND WITH CARE · EOFY 2026
The gap is real.
The people in it are too.
The funding system covers part of the support vulnerable Australians need. Neta Care carries the rest.
This year, we are asking you to stand with us so that gap does not become a person falling through.
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What is The Gap
It's the space between what the system funds
and what good care actually costs.
A person is approved for a number of support hours through the NDIS, DVA, NIISQ or a similar funding system. On paper, the plan looks complete. In practice, the funded rate often doesn't cover the real cost of delivering safe, sustainable, person-centred care.
So the gap appears. Sometimes it's a missing hour. Sometimes it's a missing specialist. Sometimes it's a missing piece of equipment, or a transition between providers where nobody catches the person on the way through.
Providers carry it because the alternative is abandoning people. But providers can't carry it forever. That's where you come in.
NDIS and other government funding only accounts for around 68 percent of what providers need to deliver care properly. The rest has to come from somewhere.
Industry Reference (Endeavour Foundation, 2024)
Industry Reference (Endeavour Foundation, 2024)
Three Ways the Gap Shows Up
In plans that don't cover what people actually need.
The hours that aren't there
A plan funds 20 hours. The person needs 28. The eight missing hours are when bills fall through, when meals get skipped, when isolation sets in.
The specialist that costs more
A complex condition needs a senior allied health practitioner. The plan funds the rate for a generalist. The difference is real, and it can't be charged to the participant.
The transition that nobody funds
A participant moves between providers, or out of hospital, or out of one program into another. The handover takes hours and skill. Nobody funds the handover. The handover still has to happen.
Who Pays Now
Right now, providers pay. That cannot continue.
Neta Care has been carrying the gap because the alternative is people losing essential care. But provider subsidy is not a sustainable funding model for a sector serving thousands of vulnerable Australians. The work needs a real funding base.
That's why this campaign exists. To bring the public into the picture. To turn provider-carried care into community-carried care.
"We are a holistic caring service provider that tries to not say no."
NETA CARE
NOW YOU KNOW
Stand with care, close to home.
Your tax-deductible donation this EOFY helps Neta Care keep care available when funding stops short. Every dollar is reinvested directly into support services, staff development and community care.
Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible.
