Homeless baby boomers

Homeless baby boomers

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:...

The people’s project houses the homeless

The People’s Project has housed 127 people in just over a year and aims to end homelessness in the city by the end of 2016. The project began last September and have housed 127 people including a key group of 40 to 50 who were living on the street with nowhere...
Homeless baby boomers

Invisible in the supercity

“The social housing needed by these people is not currently available in sufficient quantity and present Government actions are not delivering sufficient affordable homes,” says the Salvation Army. For families without housing, it is common for them to be...

New Zealand is at a turning point

The NZ housing crisis is at a critical point, said Shamubeel at the CHA conference yesterday. New Zealand is at a turning point in finding a solution to its housing crisis, and the next steps will be critical, economist Shamubeel Equab says. New Zealand has years of...

Charitable status for community housing groups confirmed

He Korowai Trust and twelve Habitat for Humanity charities are the most recent to have their status confirmed by the independent Charities Registration Board. Charities Services has closed its reviews into these charities’ housing activities.Read more here.