Aged care: Report recommends 13.8% uplift in Government payments for new rooms, tighter rules around residential care subsidy

PremiumAnne GibsonProperty Editor·NZ Herald·17 Aug, 2026 09:00 PM4 mins to read‌A ministerial report on aged care was released on Monday. Photo / Getty ImagesA ministerial report on aged care was released on Monday. Photo / Getty ImagesA new report on funding aged care recommends that owners of new rooms should get a 13.8% increase in Government residential care payments, a move welcomed by one NZX-listed business. At a time when the retirement village sector is struggling, a ministerial advisory group report on the sector has proposed