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The Halberg Trust Sport Opportunity Programme

Value Unspecified
Tenure Unspecified
Organisation Halberg Trust
Comments The main goal is to support activities that are regular, and ongoing, to build skills and confidence and to remove barriers for active leisure and sport. The Activity Fund helps more people with a disability, to be more active, more often.
Eligibility The Activity Fund is available to support the additional costs associated with having a disability, that is, the cost over and above what a non-disabled child or their parents would be reasonably expected to pay. An application can be made to support physical activities like lessons or equipment.
Contact

To apply for the Activity Fund contact your nearest Regional Sports Trust or contact your local Sport Opportunity Adviser who will provide you with an application form, application process and criteria

Web http://www.halberg.co.nz/
Email office@halberg.co.nz
Closing Date Always open

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Hearing Aid Funding

Value Check with the Authority
Tenure Check with the Authority
Organisation Various
Comments

There are many funding options available for hearing aid candidates. These include ACC, War Pensions, the Health Funding Authority (Accessable/Enable) and Work and Income (WINZ). An ACC claim can be made for those people that have worked in noisy environments and may have developed a noise-induced hearing loss. War Pensioners are likely to be eligible hearing aid funding through War Pensions. Accessable/Enable funding is available for clients in full-time employment or full-time education, those currently seeking employment and primary caregivers of young children. For those people on any type of benefit, WINZ will consider a repayable loan of up to $1000 towards the purchase of a hearing aid.

All adult patients who purchase a hearing aid and are not eligible for funding through any of the above agencies are eligible for a Universal Hearing Aid Subsidy. This subsidy is currently set at $198 per hearing aid and is available to individuals every 5 years. The subsidy is applied to each hearing aid purchased so a total subsidy of $396 is applied to the purchase of two hearing aids. An audiologist will be able to advise you of the various funding options available and their eligibility criteria. However, only audiologists who are full members of the New Zealand Audiological Society (MNZAS) are able to access funding from these agencies.

Web http://www.hearingcare.co.nz/faqs.html
Eligibility Varies
Contact Various
Closing Date Always open

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House Modification Grants

Value Unspecified
Tenure Unspecified
Organisation Ministry of Health
Comments Grants towards housing modification are only provided when the modification will enable you to:
Eligibility
  1. Mobilise into and around your home;
  2. Return to, or remain at home;
  3. Be the primary carer or dependent children.
Contact Enable New Zealand
69 Malden Street
PO Box 4547
Palmerston North
New Zealand
CallFree 0800 Enable (362253)
Email enable@enable.co.nz
Web http://www.enable.co.nz
Closing Date Always open

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Individuals with Disabilities Subcommittee Lottery Grants Board

Value Car subsidy up to $10,000; Van up to $12,000; Mobility Scooter up to $4,200; Vehicle modification up to $9,000
Tenure The Lottery Grants Board retains an interest in all equipment purchased with grants for a period of two years.
Organisation Lottery Grants Board
Comments The main purpose of the grant is to help people with disabilities purchase vehicles, scooters and other mobility equipment, which allow them to increase or maintain participation and enjoyment of life in the community. Financial assistance is also provided for communication aids to facilitate communication and increase independence. Priority is given on the basis of the severity of the disability; the contribution the vehicle/equipment would make to the applicant's quality of life; the financial circumstances of the applicant with the disability and their family; and the availability of alternative transport or assistance.
Eligibility
  1. Individual with a disability;

  2. Not ACC recipient.
Contact Individuals with Disabilities Sub Committee
Department of Internal Affairs
PO Box 805
Wellington
Ph: 0800 824 824
Fax (04) 495 7225
Web http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf
Email lotterygrants@dia.govt.nz
Closing Date Always open

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Ministry of Health/ex Health Funding Authority

Value Unspecified
Tenure Unspecified
Organisation Ministry of Health
Comments The Ministry is responsible for purchasing all publicly funded health services & most disability support services for those in its region, from a wide range of providers. Funding for both groups and individuals is available to meet specific health and disability needs; purposes funded include people with disabilities.
Eligibility People with disabilities
Contact Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013
Wellington
Tel (04) 496 2000
Fax (04) 496 2340
Web http://www.moh.govt.nz
Closing Date Always open

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Total Mobility

Value 50% discount on taxi fares
Tenure Unspecified
Organisation Total Mobility
Comments Total Mobility is a nation-wide scheme designed to increase the mobility of people with disabilities. The Assembly of People with Disability (APA) in association with the New Zealand Taxi Proprietors Federation and local authorities, provides subsidies for taxi fares. The scheme provides financial assistance by way of a discount on taxi fares.
Eligibility Any person whose disabilities prevent him or her using public passenger transport.
Contact Disability support agency or
Regional Council
Web www.ebop.govt.nz/Land/Transport/Mobility/Total-Mobility
Closing Date Always open

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Vehicle/Modification Grants

Value Max grants for a vehicle $11,970; for vehicle modification $995
Tenure Unspecified
Organisation Ministry
Comments Vehicle grants and vehicle modification grants are provided when they are essential to you.
Eligibility
  1. Obtain or retain full-time employment;

  2. Undertake full-time tertiary level education;
  3. Undertake voluntary work.
Contact Enable New Zealand
69 Malden Street
PO Box 4547
Palmerston North
New Zealand
CallFree 0800 Enable (362253)
Email enable@enable.co.nz
Web http://www.enable.co.nz
Closing Date Always open.

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Workbridge - Job Support

Value Max $15,600 per individual
Tenure Unspecified
Organisation Workbridge
Comments The Fund is targeted to assist people with disabilities for impairment-related costs associated with work (e.g. special equipment, workplace modification, productivity allowance and support person), which is not funded by ACC or Enable NZ. It is to assist people with disabilities into mainstream employment.
Eligibility
  1. ACC recipients are NOT eligible;

  2. Must be between 16 and retirement age.
Contact Workbridge Centre Dunedin
3rd Floor John Wickliffe House
The Exchange, 265 Princes Street
PO Box 249
Dunedin
Tel (03) 477 0877 or 0800 836 736
Fax (03) 479 2736
Web http://www.workbridge.co.nz
Email dunedin@workbridge.co.nz
Closing Date Always open.

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Workbridge - Training Support

Value Max $15,600 per individual
Tenure Unspecified
Organisation Workbridge
Comments The purpose of the Fund is to help people with disabilities prepare for the workforce. Financial support is available for a person with a disability while undergoing a period of assessment, work experience training or education as part of a plan to gain employment.
Eligibility
  1. ACC recipients are NOT eligible;

  2. Must be between 16 and retirement age.
Contact Workbridge Centre Dunedin
3rd Floor John Wickliffe House
The Exchange, 265 Princes Street
PO Box 249
Dunedin
Tel (03) 477 0877 or
0800 836 736
Fax (03) 479 2736
Web http://www.workbridge.co.nz
Email dunedin@workbridge.co.nz
Closing Date Always open

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Workbridge - Self-Start

Value Unspecified
Tenure Unspecified
Organisation Workbridge
Comments Self-Start is a fund created to assist people with disabilities to set up their own business ventures. It provides assistance to people with disabilities to achieve financial independence through self-employment. Funding has to be 'cost of disability’ related.
Eligibility
  1. ACC recipients are NOT eligible;

  2. Must be between 16 and retirement age.
Contact Workbridge Centre Dunedin
3rd Floor John Wickliffe House
The Exchange, 265 Princes Street
PO Box 249
Dunedin
Tel (03) 477 0877 or
0800 836 736
Fax (03) 479 2736
Web http://www.workbridge.co.nz
Email dunedin@workbridge.co.nz
Closing Date Always open