Under the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018, the term ‘maximum contribution’ is defined as the maximum weekly amount (GST inclusive) that any resident assessed as requiring care may be required to pay for contracted residential-care services provided in that region.
The maximum contribution is set by the Director-General of Health and notified in the New Zealand Gazette under the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018 and varies between Territorial Local Authority (TLA) regions.
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Gazette Notice – Maximum contributions in each region from 1 September 2022 (PDF, 36 KB)
See also on the New Zealand Gazette website - Gazette Notice – Maximum contributions in each region from 1 July 2022 (PDF, 36 KB)
See also on the New Zealand Gazette website - Gazette Notice – Maximum contributions in each region from 1 August 2021
- Gazette Notice – Maximum contributions in each region from 1 July 2021
- Gazette Notice – Maximum contributions in each region from 1 July 2020
- Gazette Notice – Maximum contributions in each region from 1 July 2019
- Gazette Notice – Maximum contributions in each region from 1 July 2018
- Gazette Notice – Maximum contributions in each region from 1 July 2017
- Gazette Notice – Maximum contributions in each region from 1 July 2016
- Gazette Notice – Maximum contributions in each region from 1 July 2015
- Gazette Notice – Maximum contributions in each region from 1 October 2014 (Word 85 KB)
- Gazette Notice – Maximum contributions in each region from 1 July 2014 (Word, 88 KB)
- Gazette Notice – Maximum contributions in each region from 1 July 2013 (Word, 110 KB)
- Gazette Notice – Maximum contributions in each region from 1 July 2012 (Word, 112 KB)
This notice lists the maximum weekly amounts (GST inclusive) that a person assessed as needing long-term residential care may be required to pay for contracted care services provided to them. The maximum contribution amounts in the notice apply until a new notice is issued.