In addition to the support we provide to disabled people, whānau and carers, other funding and support may be available from MSD and a range of other government agencies.
Agencies that have share responsibility to provide services, support and resources for the disability community include:
- Ministry of Social Development
- Ministry for Disabled People – Whaikaha
- Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Transport
- Peke Waihanga - Artificial Limb Service
- Oranga Tamariki
- Accident Compensation Corporation
- Department of Internal Affairs
- Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment.
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Other support provided by Ministry of Social Development
Residential care subsidy and residential support subsidy for long-term care. [1]
Disability specific income support
- Supported Living Payment is an income support for disabled person supports disabled people to live independently in a safe and appropriate environment.
Supported Living Payment - Work and Income external - Supported Living Payment for the carer of a disabled person is an income support that is sometimes paid when a carer (family member, but not spouses/partners) is providing full-time care for someone with a serious health condition or disability.
Supported Living Payment - Work and Income external - Child Disability Allowance payment to the parents or caregivers of disabled children in recognition of the extra care required )
Child Disability Allowance - Work and Income external - Disability Allowance to assist with meeting the additional and on-going costs of a disability or health condition.
Disability Allowance - Work and Income external
Community Participation and Employment services for disabled people
MSD also has a range of employment, participation, and inclusion services for disabled people to address barriers to employment and participation in community, in addition to MSD’s Universal services. These supports include:
- Employment Service, to support disabled people and people with a health condition to gain sustainable employment and move closer to financial independence.
Employment service for people with a disability or health condition - Work and Income external - Very High Needs Funding (VHN) provides funding to disabled school leavers who have a Very High Needs ORS verification, to support their participation and inclusion in the community.
Employment Service in Schools - Information for schools and providers - Work and Income external - Community Participation (CP) provides contributory funding to service providers to support disabled people to participate in their communities, including doing activities in the community, building relationships, finding work, and learning new skills (previously known as ‘Day Services’).
Community Participation Services - Ministry of Social Development (msd.govt.nz) external - Transition Services help disabled people with ORS verification who are between the ages of 16-21 years old transition out of school, including planning for work, further study, or community opportunities that they may want to pursue.
Employment service for secondary school students with a disability or health condition - Work and Income external - Business Enterprises employ disabled people who might struggle to find work in the open labour market. Support could include providing flexible working hours and conditions as well as pastoral support, such as assisting with travel to appointments or supporting community participation.
- Support Funds provide funding to contribute to the additional costs incurred because of having a disability or health condition in order to undertake work or work-related training. There are specific categories of assistance that Support Funds can be used for, which includes workplace modifications, specialised equipment or software, job coaching, NZSL interpreters, and access to accessible transport to work.
- Universal programmes help disabled people get into paid work and support them toward getting a long-term job. People are placed in created or adapted jobs, for up to one year, to assist them to gain knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to gain employment on merit in the future or retain an adapted permanent position.
- Talking books: MSD contributes towards the costs of distributing audio books, magazines, and newspapers to blind people. For more information visit: Blind Low Vision NZ external
- Outward Bound provides courses for people with an intellectual, physical and/or sensory disability or health condition. The aim of these courses is to improve motivation, self-confidence, and self-esteem. Find out more on the Outward Bound website external.
Support from other government agencies
The Ministry for Disabled People -Whaikaha has a summary on its website of support available from government agencies for disabled people, whānau and carers.
Support from other government agencies | Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People external