DSS has released a consultation paper on a new Disability Employment Support Model for the next DES contract, scheduled to commence on 1 July 2023.

The paper contains 38 questions raised in response to nine discussion topics identified as essential to ensuring the success of any new DES model.

The nine discussion topics include the following:

NDS has conducted extensive work on a new DES model after having widely consulted with members and will be lodging a submission in response to the paper. Members seeking to inform this response can provide feedback to Jason McKey submit enquiry/feedback or Kerrie Langford submit enquiry/feedback by close of business, Friday 17 December 2021.