Pathway Three: Community Commissioning

On this page you will find information on:

• What is community commissioning
• Key dates
• About the Social Investment Fund

Community commissioning is a model where decision-making authority for social service investment is devolved to local leaders, empowering communities to tailor solutions to their specific needs.

We are currently undertaking exploratory policy, legal, and design work to develop options for how community commissioning could work. We will engage with philanthropic organisations, iwi, and local collectives about the potential for community commissioning as part of this process.

We anticipate running an application process for community commissioning proposals early in 2026. 

The Social Investment Fund will:

• invest early to help New Zealanders overcome a range of challenges to achieve their goals
• enable us to test and scale the social investment approach
• work in partnership with social sector organisations, iwi and other agencies.

Read more about the Social Investment Fund.

If you have further questions, you can email us at info@sia.govt.nz.