38571 (2025). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Associate Minister of Housing

38571 (2025). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Associate Minister of Housing: What evidence, if any, does he have that the reported rise in homelessness is not related to the government’s rule change that denies emergency housing support to people who have unreasonably contributed to their own housing need?

Hon Tama Potaka: The latest Homelessness Insights report indicates that homelessness has increased. It is not possible to determine the extent to which changes described in this report are attributable to policy changes or reflect existing trends, and broader economic and social contexts