Explaining the Disability Support Services move to MSD
Whaikaha is being established as a standalone government department.
We will work across government to improve outcomes for more than one million disabled people in New Zealand.
Nau mai, haere mai.
Welcome to Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People.
Whaikaha is being established as a standalone government department.
We will work across government to improve outcomes for more than one million disabled people in New Zealand.
We will provide disability system leadership across government and focus on removing barriers and bringing about societal changes that improve the lives of disabled people.
Find out more about the separation between Whaikaha and Disability Support Services
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