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Introduction
Residential Care Subsidy is a subsidy provided by the Ministry of Health funded through the District Health Boards. The subsidy assists with the cost of contracted care for a client in long-term residential care in a hospital or rest home indefinitely.
Generally, the amount of subsidy is the difference between the cost of contracted care and the amount a client is required to contribute for that care.
The Residential Subsidy Unit of Work and Income assess a client’s financial eligibility to Residential Care Subsidy and the income contribution from their own resources they are required to make. The Ministry of Health is responsible for the payment of Residential Care Subsidy to the hospital or rest home where the client resides.
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