37794 (2024). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Minister of Housing

37794 (2024). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Minister of Housing: How will the funding for the 1,500 new build public homes that he announced on 22 May 2024 be allocated to community housing providers and how many community housing providers are expected to benefit from this funding?

Hon Chris Bishop: Around 500 new homes of the 1,500 will be quickly allocated with three objectives in mind: value for money from government investment, contributing towards the government’s target of getting people out of emergency housing motels, and a balanced approach between achievability and building capability. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development will communicate revised criteria for the 500 places to Community Housing Providers by 30 June 2024. The remaining 1,000 places will support a move to an “active purchaser” approach, including strategic partnerships, which officials will be developing for my consideration throughout quarter 3 of 2024.