The Cost of Disability research was jointly funded by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) and the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC), to enhance Government’s knowledge about the costs associated with disability.
It is widely acknowledged that people who experience disability need a variety of additional goods and services to lead ‘an ordinary life’ but there has been little evidence about the costs, both to individuals and to government, associated with these in a New Zealand context. This research investigated the costs associated with disability and explored how these costs differ according to individual needs and personal circumstances.