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The Wellington Blood & Cancer Centre treats patients with
blood disorders and/or cancer and includes the three specialities
of medical oncology, radiation oncology and clinical haematology.
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Find out if you qualify for transport assistance through a
total mobility scheme.
Some regional councils offer assistance with transport or
associated costs for residents with special needs.
If you suffer from serious mobility constraints, you may apply
for travel assistance through the Total Mobility scheme. The
Total Mobility Scheme may include subsidising public transport.
The Scheme is also referred to as Transport Assistance or
Transport for disabled people. (Click
here)
The Mobility Parking Permit Scheme is an officially recognised
concession-parking scheme owned and administered by CCS with
the co-operation of all city and district councils.
Parking concessions are granted to people with disabilities
who qualify under set criteria to park as close to their destination
as possible.
All qualifying applicants receive a Mobility Parking Permit
permit card, known as a mobility card, which has a membership
number. The card must be clearly displayed on the inside of
the front windscreen or the dashboard, while the card-holder
is parked in a designated mobility car space. All applications
have to be certified by a doctor and a fee is charged for the
permit (see below).
Permit holders are entitled to use:
- Accessible car parks (outlined
in yellow and displaying the wheelchair symbol)
- Standard car parks and metered
spaces for longer than stated times
- Time-restricted zones, eg. P30
for longer than stated times as set out in local by-laws
To be eligible, the applicant must either:
- Be unable to walk and be reliant
on a wheelchair for mobility, or
- Rely on mobility devices (eg. crutches, walking sticks,
walking frames), or
- Be unable to walk more than
200 metres unassisted because of the nature/severity of
their condition.
Individuals with a temporary disability can also apply for a
Mobility Parking Permit mobility card.
For an application form, contact your general practitioner,
medical specialist or nearest CCS branch. Remember that permits
cards can only be issued with your doctor`s signed approval.
Mobility permits cards are available for up to five years.
Click here to view
the Mobility Parking Permit Application.
Fees: Short term permits, valid for up to 12 months $30.00
Long term permits, five year term $45
Note that these fees are correct as at September 2003, but are
subject to change.
Document provided by Ministry of Social Development
This brochure provides information on the Invalids Benefit.
Special conditions
Crown Copyright New Zealand 2003
To get an Invalids Benefit you need to be 16 or over and:
- unable to work 15 hours or more a week because of a sickness,
illness or disability which is expected to last at least two
years, or
- terminally ill, not expected to live more than two years and
unable to regularly work 15 hours or more a week, or
- permanently blind with a specified level of restriction in
your visual field or in the sharpness of your vision.
You'll also need to be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
who normally lives here to qualify.
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