Over the past 10 years inflation has increased by 27% but in that time many social service agencies have had no funding increases at all. Now the $300 million of funding that MSD spends on social services is set for significant change under the yet to be released “community investment” allocation. In his latest blog for ComVoices, NZCCSS Executive Officer Trevor McGlinchey talks about NZCCSS work looking at “added value” of community organisations and the implications of the huge amount of change happening in Child, Youth & Family services and social services generally. Read his full blog comments on Community Scoop.