36 (2025). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Associate Minister of Housing

36 (2025). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Associate Minister of Housing: How many people are currently considered homeless in New Zealand?

Hon Tama Potaka: As at the 2023 Census, it is estimated that 112,496 people (2.3% of the New Zealand population) were experiencing some form of severe housing deprivation and were considered homeless. That information is publicly available at https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/2023-census-severe-housing-deprivation-homelessness-estimates/