Recent news coverage around the closure of the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) in 2026 does not tell the full story. Due to the limited operation of the program, instructions are usually delivered explicitly closing new intake toward the start of each given year. These instructions are usually amended by a second set of instructions later in the year, confirming a new intake under the program. Still, both versions of the instructions largely serve the same function: to preserve the ability to change the PGP’s operational status with further instructions. Notably, even with this language change in this year's instructions, a new PGP intake in 2026 is not guaranteed.