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  The Ministry of Social Development have created this Disability Support Services page on their website https://consultations.msd.govt.nz/…/disability-support…/   They have opened a survey to gather feedback from the disability sector regarding the future of “sustainable” disability support services. From their website page:   “The Disability Support Services Taskforce is working on how disability support services […]

Click here to read the first Disability Support Services Taskforce Newsletter.   The Taskforce is led by Chris Bunny, newly-appointed Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Disability Support.   The other two members of the taskforce are Alistair Hill (Programme Director in charge of the DSS Taskforce) and Anne Shaw (Associate DCE in charge of the DSS […]

The Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (PPPR) has various provisions commonly used by parents/family of those with significant intellectual impairment, being Welfare Guardianship and/or Property Administration.   From 3rd October 2024 the maximum annual income or benefit level for an Order to Administer Property was increased to $38,800.  There is a scale of […]

Auckland Protests for Funding Cuts to Carers

On 22nd August Minister Upston released the report into the Independent Review of Disability Support Services.  The report is available here: https://www.complexcaregroup.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Independent-Review-of-Disability-Support-Services-Phase-One-Report.pdf Here are other documents related to the review:   https://www.complexcaregroup.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Disability-Support-Services-Review-Factsheet.pdf https://www.complexcaregroup.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Commercial-Management-Assurance-Report-of-Whaikaha.pdf