{"id":62,"date":"2026-01-08T18:10:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T05:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/good-homestay.com\/newzealand\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2026-04-27T02:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T14:14:51","slug":"compensation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/good-homestay.com\/newzealand\/compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Compensation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"swell-block-fullWide pc-py-40 sp-py-40 alignfull\"><div class=\"swell-block-fullWide__inner l-article\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-section_ttl\">Fair Compensation for Your Hospitality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We understand that hosting an international student increases your household running costs. Our goal is to provide a fair homestay host family payment that covers your expenses, allowing you to provide a warm and welcoming environment without financial stress. Good Homestay aims to offer competitive weekly rates for all our partners.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-fullWide pc-py-40 sp-py-40 has-bg-img alignfull lazyload\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.63)\" data-bg=\"http:\/\/good-homestay.com\/newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bg-red-02.jpg\"><div class=\"swell-block-fullWide__inner l-article\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-section_ttl\">2026 Standard Weekly Boarding Rates &amp; Payment Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are our current homestay host family payment rates for Auckland and Queenstown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your first payment will be made <strong>one day before the student&#8217;s arrival<\/strong>. (Some short-term group bookings may have exceptions) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your homestay fee will be <strong>deposited directly into your bank account fortnightly<\/strong> in New Zealand dollars by Good Homestay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Queenstown<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table compensation-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead style=\"--thead-color--bg:#b9e2ff;--thead-color--txt:var(--swl-text_color--black)\"><tr><th>2025 Rates<\/th><th>Weekly Fee&nbsp;<\/th><th>Meals<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>18 years +<\/td><td>$395<\/td><td>2 meals* Monday to Friday, 3 meals on Weekend<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">* Breakfast and dinner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A winter surcharge of an extra $20 per week will be paid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Extra $50 per week<\/strong> will be paid if your student has special dietary requirement (Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Dairy &amp; Lactose Free, Vegan &amp; Pork Free)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Extra $100 per week<\/strong> will be paid if your student has special dietary requirement (Pescetarian &amp; halal)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extra $45 per family will be paid if you are required to pick up or drop off student from\/at school on their arrival and departure day. 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