Child disability allowance

i can answer some of it...there was nothing asking if i had health insurance so i assume that doesn't matter.. you get a form sent from WINZ..you need the listed things taken in to them (your birth cert or passport, i needed my marriage license, his IRD number and a few other things) it's paid fortnightly...it's 80 and a few cents..

yeah i forgot to add doc has to sign it off.. how do you get it for your dr visits mummy_becks..you mean the disability ? cause i thought the other one was just for children?

I'm sure insurance isn't relevant.. and its definitely only paid fortnightly..so maybe you get paid the other disability allowance..?

We get it for Isla- the main criteria that the dr has to sign off for you, is to say that the child has a diability or significant medical condition which means that they require more care than a child of the same sex of similar age. They also specify by ticking a box how often it should be reviewed, eg 6 monthly, yearly.
Some drs surgeries have the forms, or u can ph winz and they will post it out, and its gets backdated from your first ph call,..they can also make an appt for your interview at your local winz office over the ph from the 0800 number.

Its non- income tested, a set sum per week that is paid fortnightly into your bank account. They dont ask about health insurance. You can use the money for whatever u wany, its to cover extra stuff they need for their condition.

I don't get the child one I get the adult one, my dr has put done that the dr's visits cost me to see him for what I need it for so they can pay it. When DH was on the sickness benefit he got the allowance to pay for the dr as well.

As long as your GP or Spec deems it to be serious enough and will tick the right box, you shouold qualify.

Sometime spec are not so good at ticking the right box as they see heaps of cases go tend to be harder to convince. GP's see such a wide varied and are usually more than happy to tick the box.

Thanks for the replies! I'll ring up WINZ and also have a chat to my GP.
One thing is certain - Emma def needs waaaay more care than Gina needed at that age - she's difficult to settle and the throwing up is a mission too with loads extra cleaning & extra feeds

The one we get for little McPloppy is 80 ftnt. He is on renitadine which lessens the amount of stomach acid produced to whatever comes up does not burn. We had to have the forms sent to us and fill out our bit then take it to the Dr to fill in...renewable each year. My one is 3 yrs old and is still on it. Also try raising the cot end and putting bubs down the end of the bed...not trying to teach you to suck eggs, just thought any info would be helpful

Edited by McPloppy

I never knew you could get money from winz for this sort of thing!!

My baby is 13 months old, he has ecezema, bad dairy intolerance and nut & egg allergies.

He cannot use pharmacy prescribed creams as they all seem to be parafin based which he appears to be allergic to so I have to buy a pot of cream about once a month that's $43.

He also has neocate but it is subsidisedat $6 a tin.

Would I possilby qualify for some help to pay for the creams and neocate?

It helps to have information from people who are already receiving a benefit as alot of the people on the end of the phone at winz don't really seem to know what they are doing so it helps to be ready armed with the knowledge BEFORE you ring!!!

We get it for Samara for her egg/dairy/sesame seed allergies so you definitely will get it.

As long as your GP/Allergist signs the form you get it.

Per child soph.