Stay up to date with the latest news from Disability Support Services.
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Enhanced Audit Programme gets underway
DSS is implementing the Enhanced Audit Programme together with our strategic audit partner KPMG.
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Provider newsletter 20 July 2026
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New research on early intervention with power wheelchairs
Disability Support Services is pleased to be working with Enable New Zealand on a research project to explore the benefits of earlier intervention in high-performance power wheelchairs.
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Provider newsletter 24 June 2026
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Community consultation from 8 June to 31 July
From 8 June to 31 July, Disability Support Services will be asking the disability community how we can further improve a number of key service areas.
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Work underway on support for family carers
New work is underway to improve how family carers are recognised and supported.
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Government introduces Disability Support Services Bill
The Minister for Disability Issues has announced that the Government is introducing a new Disability Support Services Bill.
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Flexible funding purchasing rules removed 1 April
From today, disabled people have more options to use their flexible funding in ways that work for them – with the purchasing rules, including the March 2024 changes, now removed.
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More choice, control, and certainty for disabled people with flexible funding
Changes from 1 April 2026 will give more choice, control, certainty, and continuity for disabled people who use flexible funding.
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Provider newsletter 27 February 2026
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