# One in five older Australians challenging AI care funding got more after human review

https://mins.news/en/item/26355

- The Guardian, 2026-08-19 15:00 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/19/aged-care-support-at-home-review-ai-integrated-assessment-tool

> Almost one-fifth of older Australians who challenged Support at Home allocations made by an algorithm received a higher support level or priority after human review. Greens senator Penny Allman-Payne said the integrated assessment tool was under-assessing many more people, including those who may not know how to appeal.