Election 2017 - Party Policies - Housing - Emergency Housing
27th May 17, 9:37am
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- Temporarily remove the burden on Housing New Zealand to return a dividend and tax to the Crown, and redirect those funds into urgently building state houses.
- Allow Housing New Zealand to build approximately 450 state houses for those in the most need.
- Increase the number of Housing New Zealand rental homes for families, by immediately stopping the Government’s sell-off of upwards of 2,000 state houses.
- Create new jobs in the building sector.
- Read more here.
- Labour will make Housing New Zealand into a public service rather than an SOE, and will substantially increase the number of state houses.
- Invest an additional $60m over four years in new emergency housing
- NGOs acquire emergency housing by building or buying accommodation. The $15m a year of additional funding will provide 1,400 new beds – an increase from 800 at present to 2,200.
- Review the role MSD plays in managing the emergency housing programme with a view to consolidating all social and emergency housing functions with HNZ.
- Read more here and here.
- Fast track the resourcing and funding of marae and community organisations to provide immediate emergency housing for everyone in need.
- Read more here.
- National has a comprehensive programme of work underway around social and emergency housing to ensure people can get help when they need it most.
- Read more here.
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