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Costs paid for

Disability Allowance can be paid to help people (or their partner or dependent children) with disabilities to meet costs that are:

• regular and ongoing
• a direct result of a disability which is expected to continue for at least 6 months
• additional to, or over and above those costs that a person without a disability would have
• not fully funded by another agency such as Health, ACC or other accident insurers, Education, regional councils and
• not a residential care service

For more information see:

• Additional costs
• Proof of costs
• Types of costs
• Costs not included

Also see:

• Verification of Costs – Annual Review

Legislation

• section 69C(2A), (2B) and (4) Social Security Act 1964

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