4 January 2008
Media Statement
Please attribute this statement to Mr David Chrisp, Manager, Business Support, Health and Disability National Services
Directorate
Providers of residential care for disabled persons continue to receive funding from the Ministry of Health. Only further
contract rate increases for residential care had been postponed. This action was taken to manage unbudgeted growth in
costs related to residential care, which constitutes 40 per cent of the total disability support budget.
Many providers will have received extra funding through the ongoing review and reassessment of their clients. The budget
situation will be reviewed in the second half of financial year 2007/08.
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