TY  - BOOK
ED  - MartinJenkins
TI  - Social service system: the funding gap and how to bridge it
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Wellington, New Zealand : 
PB  - Social Service Providers Aotearoa
KW  - Social Service Providers Aotearoa (SSPA)
KW  - ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
KW  - FUNDING
KW  - GOVERNMENT POLICY
KW  - SOCIAL POLICY
KW  - SOCIAL SERVICES
KW  - SUPPORT SERVICES
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Research funded jointly by social service providers and philanthropic organisations
N2  - Social service providers and philanthropic organisations have a vital role in our social service system. Their contribution to promoting the wellbeing of children, young people, individuals, families and whānau, and communities in Aotearoa should be valued. 

This research has found that the social service system in New Zealand is not working as well as it could be and that, as a result, providers delivering critical services to those in need are underfunded and over-reliant on the philanthropic sector.

Results indicate that currently the government funds providers for less than two-thirds of the actual cost of delivering the essential services they are contracted to provide, and that the total underfunding is estimated to be at least $630 million annually. Some of the major drivers and immediate and long-term impacts of this underfunding have been highlighted. Recommended solutions have been proposed for implementation in partnership with government, providers and philanthropic organisations. (From the Executive summary). Access the website for the Executive summary and media release. Record #6372
UR  - https://sspa.org.nz/images/Social_Service_System_-_The_Funding_Gap_and_How_to_Bridge_It_-_FULL_REPORT_FINAL.pdf
UR  - https://sspa.org.nz/funding-gap
ER  -