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Budget 2022/23's spending allocations to Vote Health, less transparent this year because of the upcoming health 'reforms'
25th May 22, 10:14am
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This table outlines the New Zealand Government's planned health spending for the 2022/23 budget year.
Actual spending for the previous five years is on the left.
The numbers are are drawn together from the Vote Health Links. The primary sources used, from Treasury's website, can be found at the bottom of the page.
Please note that some of the allocation titles have been shortened for the sake of space.
Figures for each allocation are in millions of NZ$. Due to the new health reforms, the allocation by DHB is no longer available.
| Actual 2017/18 | Actual 2018/19 | Actual 2019/20 | Actual 2020/21 | Estimate 2021/22 | Budget 2022/23 | % | |
| NZ$m | NZ$m | NZ$m | NZ$m | NZ$m | NZ$m | ||
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.3 | 18.0 | Health Services Funding | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 82.2 | 92.4 | 105.5 | 109.2 | 115.9 | Child Health Services | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 108.2 | 120.3 | 156.0 | 169.6 | 185.2 | Emergency Services | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 166.5 | 180.6 | 192.1 | 217.1 | 235.4 | Maternity Services | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 65.1 | 76.7 | 132.3 | 191.2 | 246.0 | Mental Health Services | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 186.6 | 220.9 | 214.9 | 196.3 | 223.4 | Health Workforce Training and Development | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 354.1 | 357.0 | 374.0 | 466.5 | 525.0 | Planned Care Services | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 210.6 | 221.8 | 268.0 | 207.0 | 754.6 | IT, Policy, Regulatory, Payment & Planning Services | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 1,464.5 | 1,541.5 | 1,655.3 | 1,734.5 | 1,875.3 | Waitematā DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 564.3 | 603.9 | 646.5 | 706.9 | 783.9 | Northland DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 314.7 | 327.6 | 351.1 | 382.8 | 423.7 | Lakes DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 1,150.5 | 1,206.3 | 1,296.2 | 1,405.0 | 1,526.8 | Waikato DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 1,252.1 | 1,330.2 | 1,425.1 | 1,490.1 | 1,622.7 | Auckland DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 335.7 | 349.8 | 371.9 | 401.1 | 428.5 | Taranaki DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 160.7 | 166.2 | 175.6 | 191.2 | 209.2 | Tairāwhiti DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 694.7 | 729.0 | 784.0 | 856.6 | 937.6 | Bay of Plenty DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 494.3 | 515.4 | 556.7 | 605.9 | 649.2 | MidCentral DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 218.6 | 226.8 | 241.4 | 263.5 | 284.2 | Whanganui DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 482.4 | 501.1 | 539.0 | 588.1 | 645.5 | Hawkes Bay DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 135.2 | 140.6 | 153.6 | 167.7 | 183.2 | Wairarapa DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 735.6 | 778.5 | 834.4 | 876.1 | 945.8 | Capital and Coast DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 384.9 | 401.8 | 425.9 | 457.9 | 487.4 | Hutt DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 1,378.2 | 1,432.0 | 1,556.2 | 1,648.6 | 1,775.8 | Canterbury DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 128.1 | 132.0 | 139.2 | 154.9 | 167.9 | West Coast DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 418.4 | 442.1 | 476.8 | 518.9 | 561.8 | Nelson-Marlborough DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 177.0 | 182.4 | 195.8 | 207.3 | 219.1 | South Canterbury DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 1,375.7 | 1,447.1 | 1,557.4 | 1,649.8 | 1,816.3 | Counties-Manukau DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 846.4 | 884.0 | 953.2 | 1,035.2 | 1,110.4 | Southern DHB | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | Aged Care Commissioner | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | International Health Organisations | 2.2 | 0.0% |
| 16.0 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 18.0 | 17.5 | Problem Gambling Services | 20.5 | 0.1% |
| 578.3 | 579.9 | 193.3 | 184.6 | 94.3 | CapEx, Operating & Legal Exps | 31.5 | 0.1% |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | Capital Investment | 31.6 | 0.1% |
| 95.1 | 325.7 | 558.8 | 240.0 | 280.0 | Equity Support for DHB deficits & Capital projects | 39.2 | 0.2% |
| 1,285.4 | 1,387.9 | 1,625.3 | 1,690.2 | 1,971.6 | National Disability Support Services | 39.3 | 0.2% |
| 2.1 | 3.1 | 17.1 | 11.0 | 10.4 | Maori Health Services | 162.9 | 0.7% |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 81.5 | New Dunedin Hospital 2021-2026 | 250.0 | 1.1% |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Stewardship of the New Zealand health system | 266.5 | 1.2% |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 360.0 | 3,738.2 | National Response to COVID-19 | 455.5 | 2.0% |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 145.8 | 2,083.4 | Implementing COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy | 517.2 | 2.3% |
| 24.9 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 30.3 | 25.5 | Management of Pharmaceuticals | 1,214.9 | 5.3% |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 966.2 | 479.5 | Health Capital Envelope | 1,304.5 | 5.7% |
| 636.0 | 722.9 | 1,270.7 | 1,378.5 | 970.8 | Primary, Community, Public Health Services | 7,964.2 | 34.9% |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Centralised Hospital and Specialist Services | 11,707.4 | 51.3% |
| 16,525 | 17,669 | 19,486 | 21,943 | 28,714 | Total Spending | 24,010 | 105.3% |
| Less: Recoveries | |||||||
| 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.5 | Equity repayments by DHBs | 12.5 | 0.1% |
| 11.2 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 16.9 | 20.0 | Repayment of Residential Care Loans | 20.0 | 0.1% |
| 6.1 | 6.4 | 21.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | ACC - Reimb of Complex Burns Costs | 8.2 | 0.0% |
| 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | ACC - Reimb of Medical Misadventure Costs | 4.3 | 0.0% |
| 326.0 | 333.5 | 302.3 | 249.6 | 427.0 | Payment of Capital Charge by DHBs | 427.0 | 1.9% |
| 4.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 8.2 | ACC - Reimb of Self-Employed Hospital Costs | 9.0 | 0.0% |
| 307.3 | 328.6 | 346.1 | 367.3 | 416.1 | ACC - Reimb of Non-Earners Account | 457.2 | 2.0% |
| 106.8 | 106.4 | 112.1 | 121.3 | 134.8 | ACC - Reimb of Earners' Non-Work Hospital Costs | 148.1 | 0.6% |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 13.6 | Miscellaneous | 1.5 | 0.0% |
| 24.9 | 27.8 | 29.3 | 31.7 | 35.2 | ACC - Reimb of Work-Related Hospital Costs | 38.7 | 0.2% |
| 54.1 | 51.5 | 54.3 | 58.7 | 65.3 | ACC - Reimb of Vehicle-Related Hospital Costs | 71.7 | 0.3% |
| 858.0 | 888.8 | 901.5 | 895.3 | 1,144.0 | Total Recoveries | 1,198.1 | 5.3% |
| 15,667 | 16,780 | 18,584 | 21,048 | 27,570 | Net Health | 22,811 | 100% |
Source: https://www.budget.govt.nz/budget/2022/data-library.htm#forecasts
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