MORE FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING ANNOUNCED

May 9, 2016 | News

Government have announced it will fund , at any one time, 800 emergency housing places around the country- about 3000 emergency housing places across the country each year for the next four years. The Government will provide $41.1 million over the next four years in...

Emergency housing in Whangarei at crisis levels

Mar 9, 2016 | News

It has been a busy year for Te Tai Tokerau Emergency Housing and in the past two months the trust has received about 100 inquiries for accommodation. Usually it receives about 240 inquires over the entire year. The trust’s operations manager, Ange Tepania, said...

Details of Auckland emergency housing funding announced

Mar 2, 2016 | News

CHA member Emerge Aotearoa will provide 30 places for individuals or families, for a stay of up to 12 weeks. “This means we can house at least a further 120 people each year, including parents with children, on top of the emergency housing that is already available...

Social Housing Reform bill passes into law

Feb 22, 2016 | News

Paula Bennett said “This Bill ensures the Government can be clear and transparent in transferring HNZ properties to the community sector. Combined with the guaranteed income stream through the Income Related Rent Subsidy, transferring properties gives them capital and...

No emergency housing funding spent yet

Feb 17, 2016 | News

Listen to the Radio New Zealand news report here. Documents obtained by Labour show the Government was warned emergency housing was underfunded, unfair and unaccountable – just days before giving an utterly inadequate $2 million extra for more such accommodation, says...