Peak housing body, Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA)
welcomes the updated Public Housing Plan announced today by
Minister Woods, and the commitment by this Government to fix
New Zealand’s housing crisis.
The 8,000 additional
homes are a significant step forward in delivery and the
Government should be acknowledged for its housing
programme.
At the same time CHA urges the Government
not to stop here – 21,415 whānau on the housing waiting
list with thousands living in temporary housing and nowhere
to move to demands that we redouble our response and ensure
that all New Zealanders are afforded their basic human right
to adequate housing.
“Community Housing Providers
all want to play a part in addressing our housing crisis”
says Chief Executive, Scott Figenshow “and we want to be
clear that we are also ready to deliver at pace and scale
throughout New Zealand”.
CHA supports the
place-based approach and the commitment to partner with Iwi,
Māori, and community housing providers to provide more
warm, dry affordable rental homes, social homes and
progressive home ownership.
“We look forward to
working with government to develop the detail on the
settings that will ensure that the plan will activate the
delivery capability of Iwi, Māori, and community housing
providers”.
Community Housing Aotearoa is the peak body for New Zealand's community
housing sector. Our 110 members build and manage affordable and social housing.
Our Vision is to make sure every New Zealander is well-housed in a warm, safe, dry
and affordable home. This is a basic human right.
We work to support the growth and development of community housing providers to
enable them to provide affordable and social housing.
We want to demonstrate that community housing is a critical element alongside
private and government owned housing. No one can do it alone.
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