Children and young people have what they need
Funding was provided to social sector services and community groups to ensure they could continue to provide essential support to communities during the COVID-19 response.
It funded services that:
- ensure people have access to the food and other goods they need to survive
- provide a place for people to live
- support disabled people to maintain critical wellbeing
- keep families safe from harm and offer crisis support.
Funding for grants was also provided through Budget 2020 for community groups to enhance the wellbeing of their local communities in the COVID-19 recovery response. A specific focus was made to enable Māori, Pacific, refugee and migrant communities to access this fund. The investment allows groups to contribute to the ongoing response and recovery of the communities they are connected to and support.
MSD continues to work closely with the sector to assess the demand picture and identify what changes may be needed to ensure services remain high quality and continue to meet the needs of service users.