Funding for disability equipment

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1. If you've had an injury
2. If your disability is not due to an injury
3. Grants
4. Self-funding options

You might be able to get funding towards the cost of equipment, or to have it loaned to you on a long-term basis.

If you've had an injury

ACC may provide or pay for aids and equipment you need to recover from an injury, or help with your daily tasks. To be eligible, you’ll need to have a claim that is covered by ACC.

Find out more on the about ACC section of our website. You’ll learn more about the equipment process and other supports.

Learn more about ACC supports for getting aids and equipment

If your disability is not due to an injury

Disability Support Services on behalf of Ministry of Social Development provides equipment for people who have a physical, intellectual, sensory (vision or hearing), or age-related disability that is not due to an injury covered by ACC. Disability Support Services owns the equipment and loans it to you it for as long as you need it.

You'll need to have an assessment with an equipment and modification services (EMS) assessor to find out if you're eligible.

EMS assessors are usually occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech-language therapists, optometrists, or audiologists.

There is a limit to what Disability Support Services can offer so it’s important to read about what you could be entitled to and other options that are available to you.

To get an assessment organised, contact Enable New Zealand who will put you in touch with an assessor in your area.

Contact Enable New Zealand using their website contact form

Check out the process for getting equipment through DSS

Find out what types of equipment are available

Grants

There is a variety of grants available in New Zealand to help cover the costs of different kinds of disability equipment.

See what equipment grants available on our Grants and Scholarships page

Self-funding options

If you can't get funding for the equipment you need, you may decide to self-fund.

Find out more about self-funding equipment