Budget 2026
The Government has allocated just over $84 million over the forecast period to ensure the Ministry of Disabled People – Whaikaha can continue its work to improve the lives of disabled people.
Read more about funding for the Ministry on the Government's 2026 Budget website external URL .
| Entity | 2026/27 | 2027/28 | 2028/29 | 2029/30 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Disabled People - Whaikaha | 21.019 | 21.019 | 21.019 | 21.019 | 84.076 |
| Total funding | 21.019 | 21.019 | 21.019 | 21.019 | 84.076 |
The Ministry’s budget is made up of $19.323 million each year for system-level leadership, strategic policy advice and stewardship. This includes monitoring of disabled people’s outcomes across government, strategic policy advice for Ministers, supporting government relationships with the disability community, and coordinating the government’s alternate formats accessibility work.
A further $1.696 million is allocated towards disabled community development and capability-building. This includes grants and financial assistance towards disabled community development and capability-building activities.
Disability related initiatives
Other Budget 2026 initiatives may be of interest to the disability community.
Disability related initiatives
This is not a definitive list, and the Ministry is not the lead agency for most of these initiatives. They have been identified in the Summary of Initiatives for Budget 2026 (Treasury website) external URL .