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Disability Support Services

Web App

This page is for staff and trainers from NASCs and EGL sites, to support the understanding and training for the Web App.

This is not a publicly advertised link, so please do not circulate a link to this page to others outside of these organisations.

Information and resources will be uploaded here as they are developed. If you have any questions or feedback, please email

DSS_Socrates@msd.govt.nz

If you have queries around Indicative Ranges please email

DSS_IndicativeRangeSupport@msd.govt.nz

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Reference Guidance

Online briefing videos

With release 4 of the Web App we have held  online briefings outlining its features. Here are recordings of them. Note that work is underway to update the captions on these videos.

We are separately preparing answers to questions raised in these briefings, and you can find them here when they are available.

Release notes

These materials include all documentation supporting trainers and users of the Web App tool.

Next release

Release 4

Release 4 will go live in September  and contain these updates:

  • Multiple funding plans: Users will be able to create multiple funding plans for one assessment, including duplicating plans from a previous version.
  • Smarter notifications and status handling: Fewer, more useful notifications, plus more flexibility to move assessments back a status.
  • Improved dashboard: Clearer filters and labels, new columns, organisation switching for managers, and full assessment history always accessible.
  • Clearer assessment process: Required fields marked, mandatory Assessment Date, always-downloadable assessments, and an improved progress bar.

Release 4 Overview

Training pack

Support materials

Updated User Guide (July 2026)

The User Guide below provides a comprehensive guide of all Web App functionality and should be referred to in the first instance.

Train the Trainer packs

Each training pack provides further guidance on the use of the Web App.

Offline templates

Assessment mind maps

You can download and share these mind maps to help disabled people, families, whānau and carers prepare for an assessment. These are available for four life stages.

If filling out these documents use a blank Word document to capture extra information if required.

Reference material

These documents are an offline reference version of the digital assessment. They are not intended to be read verbatim or used as a script during an assessment.

MyDSS Funding Plan

Other resources

Process maps

The following maps provide an in-depth look at the different roles and responsibilities in the Web App, and how the systems interact with each other:

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Answers to commonly asked questions about the Web App and the flexible funding allocation process List of FAQS (collated from training and drop-in sessions)

Previous releases

Release 3

Release 3 went live in late May and introduced these upgrades to the Web App:

  • Before school life stage refined: The preschool life stage was be split into four life stages, offering more contextual ‘Important Information’ statements.
  • Dashboard view updated: The ‘assigned’ column is added to the actions required view, allowing filtering of assessments/plans per status, for example, ‘MyDSS Funding Plan’.
  • Updating sections: The sections ‘Situations, Life Transitions, Support Multiplier, Tool Reliability, and Override’ were removed from the navigation bar.
  • Manager reassign/update details: Managers can re-assign an assessment to another person in their organisation, and update personal details, for example people’s names.
  • MyDSS Funding Plan enhancements: Includes updating the character limit of the description, adding ‘Provider’ and ‘Notes’ fields, ‘unique ID’, and improving the download.
  • End assessment: Assessments can be ended while in-progress, with a reason captured, for example ‘Requires Residential Care’, or ‘DSS no longer required’.
  • Bulk import/export of Indicative Ranges: To make the IR creation process more efficient.

Training pack

Release 2.1

Release 2.1 went live on Wednesday 15 April, and introduced some minor functionality to improve assessment, MyDSS Funding Plan, and Indicative Range support. This included:

  • Improved assessment download: A new ‘Mindmap’ option for downloading completed assessments to share with the disabled person.
  • MyDSS Funding Plan update: ‘Indicative Range (IR)’ field replaced with ‘Total cost’.
  • IR Support team – request more info: Our IR team can return assessments to the NASC/EGL for more information before completing the IR.

Training Pack

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