Disability funding restrictions and a condescending Budget …

Today, our family will have our annual needs assessment review with Taikura Trust (the Auckland Needs Assessment Service Co-ordinator – NASC). Mitchell receives funding for his ‘disability’ needs via this assessment. We also have an assessment with the Long-term supports – chronic health conditions (LTS-CHC) team to review his ‘health’ supports. Although, I have reached … More Disability funding restrictions and a condescending Budget …

Disability Funding Crisis

I was left reeling on Monday this week, after reading a Facebook announcement by Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People. This release outlined radical restrictions to flexiblity of disability support funding- changes that were effective immediately. I was completely blindsided. Earlier this year, I had become a representative of the Family/Whanau Network, on the Whaikaha … More Disability Funding Crisis