The Support at Home program is generally used for older people to allow them to live at home for longer. It includes assistive technology and home modifications, along with nursing care and end-of-life services.
"Motor neurone disease is a cruel and fast-moving condition, and our care systems need to respond with the urgency it demands. Whether it's aged care or the NDIS, our job is to get the right support to people when they need it - not after," Mr Butler said.
The announcement came just a day after independent MP for Mayo Rebekha Sharkie asked the aged care minister why one of her constituents living with end-stage MND was waiting months for support.
MND has taken centre stage in the political and sporting worlds recently after the shock diagnosis of NRL star Jai Arrow.
Chairman of the Rugby League Commission Peter V'landys vowed on Wednesday to throw Mr Arrow "the biggest birthday party in the world".
Dubbed Jai July, the event will raise money and awareness of MND.
Former AFL great and 2025 Australian of the Year Neale Daniher raised more than $115 million to find a cure for MND before the disease killed him in late May.
Politicians, sporting heroes and entertainers have signed up for The Big Freeze, a charity event Mr Daniher started where celebrities are pushed down a large slide into a pool of ice to raise funds.
Mr Daniher lived with MND for a decade, far eclipsing the average life expectancy of 27 months.
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