The aged care sector will be able to handle an expedited rollout of 20,000 home care places, the minister has reassured, despite earlier concerns within the industry.

The federal government has brought forward the release of 20,000 home care packages after political pressure from the coalition and the crossbench.

While the places were to start from November, they will now be rolled out between September and October.

Aged Care Minister Sam Rae said sector reforms had been pushed back from November after worries from inside the industry that it would not be prepared for the changes.

Mr Rae said he was confident the industry would be able to handle the changes.

"They've now told us, particularly over the last week, that they believe they can rise to the challenge of meeting an additional

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