Chance to have your say on the future of the disability support system

We know assessment, funding allocation and flexible funding are important to you. MSD Disability Support Services have begun a consultation process to help them decide on what the future should look like for:

1. Assessment and allocation processes: this is about improving how the needs of disabled people are assessed, and decisions made about the support they are given to ensure consistency.
2. Flexible funding: feedback on proposed criteria for access to flexible funding and changes to how funding can be used.

This is your opportunity to have your say and help inform the future of the disability support system. Your feedback will directly inform the options and advice Disability Support Services provides to government to make decisions to stabilise Disability Support Systems.

How to engage:

The easiest way to have your say is by completing a survey.

You can also join an online workshop.

There are also face-to-face consultations coming up in the following areas:

• Invercargill, 11 March, 11am – 1.30pm
• New Plymouth, 5 March, 9.30am – 12pm
• Palmerston North, 6 March, 9.30am – 12 pm 
• Dunedin, 13 March 10am – 12.30pm
• Rotorua, 4 March, 9.30am – 12pm

Find more information about the consultation, including

• Fact sheets
• Alternate formats
• Accessibility information
• And Q&As

on the Community consultation page on the Whaikaha website.

We know assessment, funding allocation and flexible funding are important to you. We hope you will be able to engage in one of the opportunities presented above to give your feedback directly to MSD DSS.