Home ownership rates continue to drop

Jan 11, 2017 | News

Herald On Sunday Photograph by Doug Sherring A record high of 73.8 per cent (848,916) was last recorded 26 years ago in 1991 – 10 per cent more than the latest figures. Renters in the same time period made up only about 23 per cent of the total. See the NZ...

People’s Project a success

Dec 20, 2016 | News

“We’ve done that by using the ‘Housing First’ approach, which is housing people first and then putting the support services around people that will assist them to deal with some of the issues that resulted in them coming onto the street in the...

Bill English’s new cabinet

Dec 19, 2016 | News

Read Scott’s comments to RNZ here. “One of the first questions would be ‘how are we going to build a consistent pipeline that delivers a thousand new units of social and affordable housing each year, every year, for the next decade?'” The Prime...

Publication of the National Maori Housing Conference 2016

Dec 13, 2016 | News

More than 300 delegates from all over Aotearoa met over three days to: Showcase local, regional and national case studies of successful Māori housing initiatives – celebrating successes and sharing lessons learnt Share ideas on how to improve Māori housing outcomes...
Child Poverty Monitor Technical report 2016

Child Poverty Monitor Technical report 2016

Dec 13, 2016 | Research

The first suite of indicators in this report comprises the five measures identified in the 2012 report to the New Zealand Children’s Commissioner from the Expert Advisory Group on solutions to child poverty: A fixed-line income measure, a moving-line income measure,...

MSD purchasing strategy 2016

Dec 13, 2016 | News

You can find the strategy here Key Messages MSD is helping those most in need by ensuring we have the right places in the areas where they are needed, and delivered at a cost that provides good value to taxpayers. The 2016 Social Housing Purchasing Strategy sets out...

Scott Figenshow on housing policy under new government leadership

Dec 12, 2016 | News

Assisted ownership and assisted rental areas still need to be addressed, including a review of the accommodation supplement. When asked about Paula Bennett’s performance as Minister of Social Housing Scott commented that Paula Bennett has done a great job, “she’s...