Session 6: Public Housing Assessment – This session will provide an overview of how the priority rating is assessed, bedroom allocation and how letting areas impact on a person’s ability to be matched.

Community Housing Aotearoa and Housing First Auckland in partnership with Ministry of Social Development (MSD) will host a fourth series of online training sessions for practitioners working in the housing and homelessness sector, starting on the 3rd May. To register please click here.  This MSD training series includes updated information and new sessions focusing on the following topics:

• Session 1. Products and services to support private rentals – 3rd May 2023
• Session 2. Emergency housing – 14th June 2023
• Session 3. Employment and training supports – 12th July 2023
• Session 4. Income support – benefits – 16th August 2023
• Session 5. Income support – supplementary assistance – 13th September 2023
• Session 6. Public Housing Assessment – 11th October 2023

For more information and to register for one or all of the events please click here. Once you register you will receive an email with your own unique zoom link. Please ensure that you save the zoom link and date in your diary as it does not automatically update your outlook.

These sessions will be held online and are an opportunity to:

• provide relevant information to new and existing practitioners across the housing and homelessness sector
• highlighting work and income products and services, as well as anything new coming on board
• connect with regional teams across Aotearoa including Community Liaison Advisors and Regional Housing Managers
• Identify what people find is working well, and/or challenging, when dealing with MSD, with a service improvement approach.

There will be short Q&A time included in each session. If you wish to send questions in advance, please email [email protected]