Applications open for Holiday Grant Scheme (New Zealand)

Aims

• The Wilson Home Trust Grants Scheme:
  • Aims to improve the lives of children and young people with physical disabilities.
  • Provides physically disabled children and young adults with enriching and enjoyable experiences.

Funding Information

• Maximum Amount: $2,300.
• The holiday grant is valid for 6 months.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Children/Young Adults are age 21 or under.
• Physical disabilities are those which primarily impair function of body and/or limbs. Additional sensory (vision, hearing,) and intellectual (cognitive, behavioural, mental) disabilities may be present, but will not be the primary reason for the funds requested:
  • The child or young person’s disability needs to be described in terms of the impairments, activity limitations and/or participation restrictions, as per the terms used by the World Health Organisation: “Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations”. Causes may include a range of medical diagnoses, congenital or acquired.
• Location: They must live in the Qualifying area. described by the Trust Deed (See diagram) – for convenience only this area is described as being in the upper half of the North Island.
• Explored other funding options:
  • Have explored all other funding options e.g., CP Society, Lotteries Commission, Halberg Disability Sport Foundation etc., and confirm that the item is not funded by the government.

Application Requirements

• Support Letter: Each application should include a written confirmation (please note that this must be signed, on letterhead and include contact details) from a doctor or health professional such as an occupational therapist or physiotherapist that:
  • Knowledge: They know the child/young person with a disability.
  • Physical disability: The child/young person has a physical disability, it is understood that a person can have multiple impairments, but to be eligible the child/young person has to have a physical disability rather than solely an intellectual or behavioral/cognitive disability or mental illness.
  • Primary physical disability in relation to particular need: In relation to the need which is the subject of the application for a grant (e.g. help with the purchase of a particular mobility aid) the health professional needs to confirm that because of the need described in the grant application, the child/young person’s physical impairment is their primary disability in a case where the child has multiple impairments.
• First-time applicants must provide the following:
  • The person applying must provide a copy of their driving license or passport as proof of their identity.
  • A medical certificate that provides proof of the child/young person’s diagnosis.

For more information, visit The Wilson Home Trust.