Homeless baby boomers

Homeless baby boomers

Dec 1, 2015 | Research

The organisation has released new research estimating that by 2030, 200,000 retirement-aged people won’t own a house and will be unable to afford rent. Over the next decade, the numbers needing state help to cover their rent was expected to rise considerably:...

Investment available for Māori housing

Nov 25, 2015 | News

In the 2015-16 financial year the Network will invest $14.491 million into improving Māori housing circumstances, having taken responsibility for some funding from MBIE and with some increases in the May 2015 Budget. Read more about the network’s investment...
New book out on New Zealand’s housing crisis

New book out on New Zealand’s housing crisis

Nov 23, 2015 | Reports & Articles

Over the past twenty-five years, the quality and affordability of New Zealand housing has declined drastically, says Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman. Short-sighted and discriminatory housing policies have resulted in a society in which the poor and needy are...

New Zealand Housing Foundation has a busy year

Nov 23, 2015 | News

With 385 homes built to date, another 391 homes will be built over the next few years. But it’s not just a numbers game. The outcomes for the families the Housing Foundation work with are what keeps them reinvesting in more community housing, whether it be through...

Cabinet approves changes on social housing register

Nov 11, 2015 | News

The changes include: • Reducing from three to one the number of times a person can decline a home without a good and sufficient reason before they are removed from the social housing register. • Where reasonable, requiring people on the social housing register to name...