These regulations are made under section 74 of the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal regulations
4	Regulation 8 amended (Clothing allowance)
5	Regulation 19 amended (Personal allowance)
	Explanatory note
	Administrative Information

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Amendment Regulations 2026.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 April 2026.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Regulations 2018.

4 Regulation 8 amended (Clothing allowance)

In regulation 8(2), replace “$354.89” with “$365.92”.

5 Regulation 19 amended (Personal allowance)

In regulation 19, replace “$56.58” with “$58.34”.

Rachel Hayward,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 1 April 2026, are made under the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018 and amend the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Regulations 2018 (the principal regulations).

Regulations 4 and 5 amend the principal regulations to increase—

the annual clothing allowance payable under regulation 8 of the principal regulations to $365.92; and
the personal allowance specified in regulation 19 of the principal regulations to $58.34 per week.

The new amounts reflect a 3.11% increase in the New Zealand Consumers Price Index (the CPI) from the December 2024 quarter to the December 2025 quarter (calculated for all quarters using the New Zealand Consumers Price Index (All Groups)).

The CPI increase is rounded to 2 decimal places for the purposes of this Explanatory note. However, the new allowances have been calculated on the basis of unrounded figures.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 5 March 2026.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Social Development.

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