Background
Disability Support Services (DSS) is responsible for providing essential disability support to around 50,000 disabled people and their whānau, as well as environmental supports, including equipment and modification services, for approximately 100,000 New Zealanders.
Following an Independent Review of DSS in 2024, the Disability Support Services Taskforce was established to implement the Review’s recommendations. The report of the Independent Review (including alternate formats) is available here: Independent Review into Disability Support Services. external
The current priority of the Taskforce is to stabilise DSS by making it fairer, more transparent, easier to understand and more consistent for disabled people within current funding levels.
This is the second stage of our consultation. We previously ran a survey with the disabled community and sector between 29 October - 22 November 2024. The questions we asked and a summary of the submissions from that consultation are available on the DSS website.