Work category 521: Total mobility wheel chair hoist use payments

Introduction

This work category A type of activity – not confined to a particular activity class, e.g. new roads (work category 323) appears in:

* activity class 12 – local road improvements
* activity class 13 – state highways improvements provides for the provision of a payment, for each trip taken by a Total Mobility scheme The scheme to assist eligible people with impairments to access appropriate transport to enhance their community participation. Assistance is provided in the form of subsidised door-to-door transport services. member using a wheelchair hoist (in addition to the fare), to the contracted Total Mobility transport operator.

Criteria for eligibility

To be eligible to receive the payment, the following criteria must be met by the transport operator:

• the transport operator must be contracted by the local authority Any territorial authority or regional council within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2002. to provide Total Mobility transport services,
• the fare meter must not operate while Total Mobility passengers are being loaded into or out of the vehicle,
• as notified in General Circular 11/07, one payment may be claimed per passenger, and
• the transport operator must pass the payment on to the owner of the vehicle if the vehicle is not owned by the transport operator.

Funding assistance rate

The usual funding assistance rate is:

• 100% of the payment of $10.00 per trip (excluding GST).

Applying for funding approval

Applications for funding approval should be made through the Public transport existing services module in Transport Investment Online (TIO The NZTA's web-based funding allocation system. ).