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New Zealand tightens planned retirement-village repayment rules
Residents leaving retirement villages would receive part of their money earlier under a revised government reform package.
The 18 September announcement proposes a nine-month maximum repayment period and an initial payment of 10% of net termination proceeds within four weeks. These are announced changes to the planned framework, rather than a claim that every resident can already use the new arrangements.
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