Improving the sustainability of Disability Support Services
18 December 2024.
This paper contains Cabinet decisions for next steps to improve the sustainability of Disability Support Services. It follows the recommendations from the Independent Review of Disability Support Services.
The paper includes decisions for:
- the preferred approach to developing a residential care contract and pricing model (recommendation 2)
- approval to announce and consult on this preferred approach with the disability sector
- approval to consult on options to update the assessment and allocation settings for disabled individuals and carers (recommendation 5), and
- establish criteria for access to flexible funding and accompanying purchasing guidelines (recommendation 6).
