Social Housing reform programme news and releases

A listing of the latest Social Housing Reform Programme (SHRP) news and releases

2015

December

• Background documents on the social housing reform programme (released December 2015)
• Extra social housing places for Auckland

November

• MSD releases request for 1,000 social housing places in Auckland

October

• Property condition assessments of Tauranga and Invercargill HNZ properties
• Transcript of officials’ workshop on Tauranga and Invercargill transfers

September

• Information about the social housing transfer process (treasury.govt.nz)
• Request for Information: Identifying further opportunities for social housing

August

• Background briefing for Wellington media (PDF)

July

• Focus on individual housing need drives results (beehive.govt.nz)
• Market Information and Feedback on transfer of Housing New Zealand properties (treasury.govt.nz)
• Tenancy law changes to include insulation and smoke alarm requirements (beehive.govt.nz)

June

• RFP for additional 300 social housing tenancies for Auckland 

May

• Social Housing Reform Bill passed into law (beehive.govt.nz)
• First regions for housing transfers announced (beehive.govt.nz)

April

• Tāmaki regeneration (beehive.govt.nz)
• Data on Housing New Zealand stock in Invercargill and Tauranga [PDF]
• Read Minister Bennett's Press release: Social housing demand information released for the first time (beehive.govt.nz)

March

• Notes from Ministers’ public meetings (treasury.govt.nz)
• Minister Bennett's  Press release: Emergency housing (beehive.govt.nz)
• Government’s presentation for public engagement [PDF]

January

• PM's State of the Nation Speech (beehive.govt.nz)
• Press Release: Commitment to social housing (beehive.govt.nz)
• FAQ's [PDF]