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The Disability Respite Market

This paper provides information about disability respite support and services. It’s intended to help current and prospective providers of respite services to better understand the characteristics…

Improving New Zealand disability data

Improving New Zealand disability data outlines Stats NZ’s plans to publish new data about disabled people. The paper provides information about the way in which the…

Disability Respite Survey 2016

Disability Support Services conducted two online surveys during October and November 2016. We received 1,268 responses to the family/whānau respite survey and 50 responses to the…

Evaluation of Local Area Coordination

This report follows on from a 2012 evaluation of local area coordination in New Zealand. The primary aim is to help key stakeholders involved in the…

Evaluation of Funded Family Care

Funded Family Care is a Ministry of Health-funded support option that was introduced in October 2013 to enable some disabled people with high or very high…

Inquires: More effective social services

The Commission has been asked to look at ways to improve how government agencies commission and purchase social services. This will include how agencies identify the…