
Total Mobility Scheme
Information on Total Mobility Scheme and the agencies that provide assessments in the Otago region. Disability Information Service can provide assessments across the region.
What is the Total Mobility scheme?
Funded in partnership by local and central government, the total mobility scheme assists eligible people, with long term impairments to access appropriate transport to meet their daily needs and enhance their community participation.
It provides:
- electronic cards to eligible scheme members that subsidise the normal transport fare by 50% up to a maximum taxi fare (set by the relevant regional council)
- funding to scheme providers to help purchase and install wheelchair hoists
- payment to the owner of the wheelchair accessible vehicle for each total mobility scheme member who requires the use of a wheelchair hoist or ramp on a trip.
Who administers the scheme?
The Otago Regional Councils administers the scheme in Otago
https://www.orc.govt.nz/public-transport/total-mobility
How does the Total Mobility scheme work?
- Scheme users are issued with an electronic card.
- You can obtain an electronic card from the Otago Regional Council.
- Total mobility subsidies can be claimed anywhere in New Zealand where the scheme operates.
- The subsidy per trip is 50% of the fare, up to a maximum subsidy of $25.00.
- If the total fare is more than the maximum subsidy you must meet the additional cost.
For general information about the scheme, visit: www.transport.govt.nz/ourwork/Land/the-Total-Mobility-Scheme/
Here are the agencies that provide the assessment and access to Total Mobility scheme
DUNEDIN
Disability Information Service
Dunedin Community House, 301 Moray Place, Dunedin
Phone: (03) 471 6152
Email: info@disabilityinfo.co.nz
Age Concern
9 The Octagon, Dunedin
Phone: (03) 477 1040, ext. 706
Email: Reception@ageconcernotago.co.nz
CCS Disability Action Otago Inc
514 Great King Street, Dunedin North
Phone: (03) 477 4117
Email: otago@ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz
Idea Services Otago
42 King Edward Street, Dunedin
Phone: (03) 466 3850
Email: otago@idea.org.nz
PACT Group
80 Filleul Street, Dunedin
Phone: (03) 470 2208
Email: dion.macleod@pactgroup.co.nz
Presbyterian Support Otago
407 Moray Place, Dunedin
Phone: (03) 477 7115
Email: joycem@psotago.org.nz
Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind
Cnr Hillside Road and Law Street, South Dunedin
Phone: (03) 466 4230
Email: dunedinadmin@blindfoundation.org.nz
The Dunedin RSA Trust
63 Bay View Road, Dunedin
Phone: (03) 466 4888
Email: welfare@dn-rsa.org.nz
Visual Impairment Charitable Trust Aotearoa NZ (VICTA)
PO Box 5862, Moray Place, Dunedin 9058
Phone: 0800 206 620
Email: enquiries@visualimpairment.org.nz
OAMARU
Disability Information Mobile Service
Phone: 0800 115 891
Email: Rochell@disabilityinfo.co.nz
CCS Disability Action - Waitaki
316 Thames Highway, Oamaru
Phone: (03) 437 9005
Email: info.waitaki@ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz
WANAKA AND CENTRAL OTAGO
Disabilitity Information Mobile Service
Phone: 0800 115 891
Email: rochell@disabilityinfo.co.nz
Community Networks Wanaka
73 Brownston Street, Wanaka
Phone: (03) 443 7799
Email: info@communitynetworks.co.nz
SOUTH OTAGO
Disability Information Mobile Service
Phone: 0800 115 891
Email: Rochell@disabilityinfo.co.nz