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The Government’s decision to means test the families of 18- and 19-year-olds before they qualify for Jobseeker support will unfairly punish young people with intellectual disability and families already struggling to make ends meet.

The latest Ministry of Social Development social cohesion report confirms what disability advocates have long warned: poverty is deepening across Aotearoa, and disabled people are hit hardest.

Capture the moment is IHC's photography competition for New Zealanders who have an intellectual disability, or an intellectual disability and autism.

IHC is welcoming today’s announced changes to the disability system that will make it more consistent, transparent, sustainable and fair.

IHC is calling on the Government to stop leaving intellectually disabled people behind in health reforms.

IHC says the cost-of-living crisis is worsening an already serious situation for intellectually disabled New Zealanders and their families, many of whom have faced financial hardship for years.

A new IHC report reveals that New Zealanders with an intellectual disability are twice as likely to live in hardship or severe hardship compared to the rest of the population.

IHC is encouraged by the Government’s commitment to learning support with a promised injection of $644 million announced by Finance Minister, Nicola Willis in today’s Budget.

Repealing the Plain Language Act 2022 would mark a major step backwards for people with intellectual disability to easily access important information, says IHC.

Disability advocates, including IHC and New Zealand Down Syndrome Association, are calling on the New Zealand Government to reverse a deeply discriminatory immigration policy that targets children with intellectual disabilities.