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4. The Director of the Meals-on-Wheels service advises that the
following factors contributed to the price increase:
The Meals-on-Wheels service was in deficit at the end of the 1990/91 financial year.
For the 1990/91 financial year, there was an increase of 23% in the number of meals being served.
Due to the increase in the number of meals served, there were additional costs in purchasing disposable eg foils in which meals are served, gel-packs (to maintain temperature of meals, either hot or cold) and carrying facilities.
In 1990/91, Meals-on-Wheels paid a kilometre allowance to volunteers to cover the cost of petrol and wear and tear on vehicles.
A proposal to Home and Community Care (HACC) who subsidise the Meals-on-Wheels service for an allowance of $20 000 pa to cover this allowance for 1990/91 was approved late in the year and a subsidy of only $5 000 was received to cover the last quarter.
The charge made by Woden Valley Hospital to Meals-on-Wheels rose by 10 cents/meal to 51.80/meal on 1 November.
The charge made by Calvary Hospital to Meals-on-Wheels rose from $1.85 to 51.88/meal on 20 November. The charges made by Calvary Hospital are CPI indexed and reviewed quarterly.
5. See 2.
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