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How do the public know if any funding is going towards supporting those people living with Young-onset Dementia; how is this spending tracked, if at all?

Answered Question 12380 (2026)
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Ingrid Leary

Member for Taieri · Labour Party

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  • How do the public know if any funding is going towards supporting those people living with Young-onset Dementia; how is this spending tracked, if at all?

Answered by

Hon Casey Costello

List MP · NZ First Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

I am advised that Health New Zealand does not publish expenditure specifically for services which support people with younger onset dementia, however, some data regarding expenditure does record the age of residents living in dementia units.