TY - BOOK AU - Wevers, Maarten AU - Spice, Leanne AU - Edridge, Murray TI - Independent review of Disability Support Services : : a report to provide advice on the actions that should be taken immediately in the 2024/25 financial year to better manage the increasing cost pressures faced by Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People PY - 2024/// PB - Independent Review Panel KW - Whaikaha, Ministry of Disabled People KW - DISABLED PEOPLE KW - FUNDING KW - GOVERNMENT POLICY KW - SUPPORT SERVICES KW - TĀNGATA WHAIKAHA KW - TUKU I TE ORA KW - NEW ZEALAND N1 - Dated: 28 June 2024. Released by Minister for Disability Issues, Louise Upston, August 2024 N2 - 9. In 2021, the Ministry of Disabled People – Whaikaha (the Ministry) was given a dual mandate by Cabinet to deliver Disability Support Services (DSS), including national implementation of the Enabling Good Lives approach (EGL), and a strategic policy function across government. The Ministry has inherited from the former Ministry of Health significant financial pressures, which are longstanding, and already anticipates costs greater than Budget 2024 funding for the coming financial year. 10. This Report provides our findings and recommendations from Phase One of the Independent Review into the Sustainability of Disability Support Services administered by the Ministry of Disabled People – Whaikaha. (From the Executive summary). Record #9059 This review UR - https://www.whaikaha.govt.nz/assets/Independent-Review/05_AUGUST-CABINET-Paper-Appendix-1-Independent-DSS-Review-redactions-applied-FINAL.pdf UR - https://www.whaikaha.govt.nz/news/independent-review/independent-review-report UR - https://www.whaikaha.govt.nz/news/independent-review UR - https://nzfvc.org.nz/node/5568 ER -