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A scorecard showing whether political parties will implement transport policies that serves disabled people. Design: Elise Cautley

How do parties rate on their disability policies?

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By The D*List

Here's how the parties scored based on how they plan to serve disabled communities should they be elected into Parliament.

  • We reached out to the major political parties and researched their disability policies regarding housing, transport, funding, accessibility, healthcare, employment, education and broader disability policies. Here's how they scored.

    Key:
    Yes = the party has a policy to enable this
    No = the party has no commitment to this 
    ? = answer unknown

    Housing

    Minimum 15% target for accessible social housing new builds?

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - Yes
    National - No
    NZ First - ?
    TOP - ?
    Te Pati Māori - ?

    Improve rights and/or costs for renters?

    ACT - ?
    Green - Yes
    Labour - ?
    National - No
    NZ First - No
    TOP - ?
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Disability Policy

    Opposed DSS bill?

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - Yes
    National - No
    NZ First - No
    TOP - ?
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Introduce stronger/more effective disability rights law?

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - Yes
    National - No
    NZ First - No
    TOP - ?
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Uphold UNCRPD?

    ACT - No
    Green - ?
    Labour - Yes
    National - No
    NZ First - No
    TOP - ?
    Te Pati Māori - ?

    Commit to EGL?

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - Yes
    National - No
    NZ First - No
    TOP - ?
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Commit to Te Tiriti?

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - Yes
    National - No
    NZ First - No
    TOP - ?
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Transport 

    Return Total Mobility subsidy to 75%?

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - ?
    National - No
    NZ First - ?
    TOP - ?
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Free or reduced cost public transport

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - Yes
    National - No
    NZ First - ?
    TOP - Yes
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Funding

    Re-instate Lotteries IWD committee?

    ACT - ?
    Green - Yes
    Labour - ?
    National - No
    NZ First - ?
    TOP - ?
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Improve the access/experience of welfare

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - ?
    National - No
    NZ First - No
    TOP - ?
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Accessibility 

    Implement enforceable accessibility policy?

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - No
    National - No
    NZ First - Yes
    TOP - No
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Healthcare 

    Increase PHARMAC funding?

    ACT - Yes
    Green - Yes
    Labour - ?
    National - Yes
    NZ First - ?
    TOP - ?
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Invest in hauora Māori services?

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - ?
    National - No
    NZ First - No
    TOP - ?
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Invest in primary care services?

    ACT - Yes
    Green - Yes
    Labour - Yes
    National - Yes
    NZ First - ?
    TOP - Yes
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Invest in Rainbow health?

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - ?
    National - No
    NZ First - No
    TOP - ?
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Employment

    End minimum wage exemption?

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - ?
    National - No
    NZ First - No
    TOP - Yes
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Restore pay equity legislation?

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - Yes
    National - No
    NZ First - No
    TOP - Yes
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Invest in employment pathways and/or opportunities for disabled people?

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - ?
    National - ?
    NZ First - ?
    TOP - No
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Education

    Condemn use of ‘reasonable force’ against students?

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - Yes
    National - ?
    NZ First - ?
    TOP - ?
    Te Pati Māori - Yes

    Invest in specialist education (infrastructure, resources, funding)?

    ACT - No
    Green - Yes
    Labour - Yes
    National - Yes
    NZ First - No
    TOP - ?
    Te Pati Māori - Yes 

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