Government releases EOI for Christchurch transfer Today the Government issued an Expression of Interest to Community Housing Providers interested in taking over ownership of up to 2500 social houses in Christchurch. As part of this deal, the new provider will be required to provide at least 150 additional new social housing places. 10-04-2017 more >>
New landlord for 1140 Tauranga HNZ tenants From next month, Accessible Properties will take over 1138 social houses and tenancies owned by Housing New Zealand.
“This is the first regional, large-scale transfer of Government-owned social houses to a community housing provider. They are a major plank of our plan to improve social housing,†says Social Housing Minister Amy Adams. 24-03-2017 more >>
More social housing for Auckland A new social housing complex of 120 apartments is to be built on surplus Crown land and an adjoining Housing New Zealand site in Auckland in partnership with local iwi, Ministers Paula Bennett and Nick Smith have announced. 23-11-2016 more >>
Hundreds helped into housing independence The Government has granted nearly $2.5 million in assistance to help people move from social housing to sustainable private housing, freeing up places for those who need it most, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says. 09-10-2016 more >>
Government secures more emergency housing A target of around 3000 emergency housing places funded per year has been exceeded and Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett is seeking even more places to help house vulnerable New Zealanders. 20-09-2016 more >>
Social housing reform programme on track The Government’s Social Housing Reform Programme is on track with more social housing available in Auckland and more on the way, says Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett. 11-09-2016 more >>
Accessible Properties preferred provider in Tauranga IHC subsidiary Accessible Properties has been chosen as the preferred provider to take over the ownership of Housing New Zealand’s properties in Tauranga, Ministers Bill English and Paula Bennett say. 13-08-2016 more >>
Supporting better housing outcomes The Government is investing $9 million over two years in the next steps of its programme to support the most vulnerable New Zealanders’ housing needs, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says. 30-07-2016 more >>
Update regarding social housing transaction process The Government has a wide range of work underway to progress social housing reforms that will help the community housing sector grow and innovate, Ministers Bill English and Paula Bennett said today. 27-05-2016 more >>
Hundreds of state homes already under construction Hundreds of state homes already under construction
Housing New Zealand is already building more homes than the Greens’ rushed policy proposed, and additional social houses are also being sourced from Community Housing Providers, Ministers Bill English and Paula Bennett say. 23-05-2016 more >>
Number on social housing register continues to decline The December 2015 Social Housing Register shows that better understanding applicant’s particular needs is housing more vulnerable people, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says. 22-01-2016 more >>
Government and Salvation Army dedicate new social housing site As announced by the Government last week, more social housing from the community housing sector in Auckland is expected to deliver over 500 new places, with 87 places provided by The Salvation Army 15-12-2015 more >>
Expressions of interest taken from Community Housing Providers Ministers Bill English and Paula Bennett are pleased to announce the Government is now taking Expressions of Interest from Community Housing Providers (CHPs) to transfer social housing in Invercargill and Tauranga. 20-11-2015 more >>
Social housing changes to house people sooner Changes to discourage people from refusing reasonable social housing offers will help house vulnerable New Zealanders sooner, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says. 05-11-2015 more >>
Government seeks community input on social housing Treasury and the Ministry of Social Development are looking to identify further opportunities for the supply or transfer of social housing, Ministers Bill English and Paula Bennett say. 28-09-2015 more >>
Community providers boost social housing Eight new properties being opened today show the importance community organisations play in housing vulnerable New Zealanders, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says. 15-09-2015 more >>
Next steps in social housing reform announced Tauranga and Invercargill have been selected as the first regions for the proposed transfer of Housing New Zealand Corporation (HNZC) houses to registered Community Housing Providers (CHPs), Ministers Bill English and Paula Bennett say. 07-05-2015 more >>
Social housing coments unfounded Comments from the State Housing Action Network that the Government is abdicating its responsibility to social housing tenants are completely incorrect, Finance Minister Bill English says. 08-04-2015 more >>
