Demographic Report on Clients Allocated the Ministry of Health’s Disability Support Services as at September 2016

Disability Support Services fund supports for approximately 32,000 people with disabilities, as well as equipment for approximately 70,000 people.

This publication presents aggregated demographic information about the people with disabilities who have been allocated Ministry of Health funded disability supports (excluding equipment). The report presents demographics relating to specific service types including home and community support, carer support, supported living, respite, community residential, and day programmes.

The report also presents the demographic information by specific disability types including physical, intellectual, autism spectrum disorder, neurological and sensory disabilities, and includes some comparisons with the Ministry’s disability demographic report published in 2014.