What is HACC?

It is a natIn 2012, what was formerly the Home and Community Care (HACC) Program was split into the Commonwealth HACC Program and NSW Community Care Support Program (CCSP).

ional service program that aims to provide basic, long-term services for frail older people [HACC], younger people with disabilities [CCSP] and the carers of both of these groups, so they can live safely and appropriately in the community and in their own homes, rather than institutions, like nursing homes or hostels.
The HACC Program came into existence through the Home and Community Care (HACC) Act, 1985.