Survey finds 97% of Australia’s aged care workers have not received $800 bonus

The United Workers Union conducted a survey of 1,000 aged care workers and said many expressed anger at the lengthy process to get the bonus payment. Photograph: Resolution Productions/Getty Images/Tetra images RF

A staggering 97% of aged care workers have not received the Morrison government’s promised $800 bonus, according to a survey.

The federal government promised in January it would give 265,000 aged care staff a maximum of $800 in two instalments ahead of the election. The bonus payments were designed to address concerns about underpayment, staff turnover and the government’s pandemic response.