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Disability Support Services

Training and support – Hosted flexible funding

This page is for staff and trainers from IF Host organisations, NASCs and Enabling Good Lives sites. It contains training, FAQs and resources to support the 1 April 2026 changes relating to flexible funding. 

This page is not intended for public use – do not share links to these pages to anyone outside of the above organisations.

Information and resources will be uploaded here as they are developed. 

If you have questions or feedback, please email DSS_Testing@msd.govt.nz.

  • For other training and support on assessment and allocation, or residential pricing, click here.

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Answers to your questions

Questions and answers specific to NASCs, EGL sites and hosts can be found at Questions and Answers for NASCs | Disability Support Services

Tier level information sheets 

Tier level information sheets can be found on this page: The four tier levels information sheets | Disability Support Services.

Training materials for hosts

Training activities

These are personas you can use as training activities.

Recordings of training sessions for hosts

The following videos are recordings from the Hosted Flexible Funding Train the Trainer session.

Forms

Operational Policies and Guidelines

You can find these on our website at DSS operational policy | Disability Support Services

Carer Support guidance

Guidance for Health New Zealand for processing Carer Support claims from 1 April 2026 (PDF 234KB)

Training Materials for NASCs and EGL sites 

Training activities for NASCs and EGL sites

These are personas you can use as training activities.

Recordings of Training Sessions for NASCs and EGL sites

The following videos are a set of recordings from the NASC and EGL Flexible Funding Train the Trainer session. 

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