
Add your voice: Save Whaikaha, the Ministry of Disabled People
Disabled people deserve to lead meaningful and dignified lives. They deserve a fully-fledged ministry that serves and advocates for them.
After months of targeting disabled people, the National Government has dealt its harshest blow yet by slashing Whaikaha, the Ministry of Disabled People.
The National Government plans to hollow out Whaikaha and take away the Ministry’s control of $2 billion of funding for disabled people.
The Government has also paused the rollout of the Enabling Good Lives (EGL) programme, leaving its future uncertain. The programme gives choice and control to disabled people to lead the lives they want to live.
National claims this is about saving money – but doesn’t know how much money they hope to save. This is poorly thought-out spin at the expense of disability communities.
The only thing we can be sure of is that disability communities will be missing out, while Māori will be disproportionately impacted.
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Together, we will fight to ensure the disability community have their voices heard.
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Authorised by Rob Salmond, 2 Gilmer Terrace, Wellington.
Authorised by Chris Hipkins MP, Parliament Bldg, Wellington.
Authorised by Rob Salmond, 2 Gilmer Terrace, Wellington.
Authorised by Chris Hipkins MP, Parliament Bldg, Wellington.