12380 (2026). Ingrid Leary to the Associate Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 17 Apr 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	12380 (2026)
Question asked:	01 Apr 2026
Member asking:	Ingrid Leary
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Casey Costello
Answer received:	13 Apr 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_12380_2026
Document guid:	d4aa101a-1071-461f-a0af-b795453e8e6b

12380 (2026). Ingrid Leary to the Associate Minister of Health: 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?

Hon Casey Costello: 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.