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People with intellectual disabilities in New Zealand face severe poverty, with rates doubling by age 39 and nearly tripling by 40–64.
A new report confirms worsening poverty in New Zealand, with people with intellectual disability (PWID) hit hardest.
They are twice as likely to live in hardship by age 39 and nearly three times more likely at ages 40–64, facing extreme financial strain including skipping meals, cutting back on food, and enduring cold homes.
Many live in rental or social housing, with some spending their entire lives in public housing.
Children with intellectual disability are especially affected, missing school events, wearing worn clothes, and lacking internet or devices for homework.
Advocacy group IHC says decades of unaddressed data reveal a structural crisis and urges the government to expand the national disability strategy to include targeted financial support, regular hardship reporting, and poverty reduction measures beyond employment.
Without urgent action, systemic inequality will continue to harm disabled people across generations.
Las personas con discapacidad intelectual en Nueva Zelanda se enfrentan a una grave pobreza, con tasas que se duplican a los 39 años y casi se triplican a los 40-64.