19290 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

19290 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What proportion of the primary care, disability and community services budget was lost each year to fraud and error, in the 2022/23, 2023/24 financial years?

Hon Simeon Brown: As the Member would appreciate, it is not possible to annually audit all providers or claimants of primary care, disability, and community services funding. I am sure the Member will be pleased to know that integrating the audit team at Health New Zealand will increase the number of auditors from HPIT’s 11.8 to a total of 26 auditors in the new integrated team.