Saturday, 15 May 2021, 1:06 pm
The Government has welcomed the release of the second
progress report on the Homelessness Action Plan, showing
that good progress is being made on every one of the
immediate actions in the Plan.
“Homelessness will
not be solved overnight, but I am pleased to see that this
plan is continuing to deliver for some of our most
vulnerable, even in the face of the additional pressures of
COVID19, housing supply shortages and affordability
struggles,” Associate Minister for Housing Marama Davidson
says.
The Homelessness Action Plan which was launched
in February 2020, and ramped up in response to COVID 19, is
Budget 2021: Assistance to help more Māori get into homeownership a new focus
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Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the government will target housing in Budget 2021.
Video / Mark Mitchell
Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the government will target housing in Budget 2021.
Video / Mark Mitchell
A new financial assistance package to help Māori get into homeownership is being developed for next week s Budget. Housing Minister Megan Woods hinted at the package in March when the Government unveiled its major housing policy changes, which included axing landlords ability to claim mortgage interest-rate tax deductions. A further package specifically targeted at Māori housing is being developed for Budget 2021, Woods said on March 23.
· A record 41,028 new homes have been
consented in the year ended March 2021
· March 2021
consent numbers the highest since the 1940s
· Record
number of new homes consented in Auckland
The number
of new homes consented is at an all-time high, showing a
strong and increasing pipeline of demand for the residential
building sector, says Minister for Building and Construction
Poto Williams.
Figures from Statistics
New Zealand released today show the number of new homes
consented in the year ended March 2021 is at an all-time
high of 41,028, due to an increase in consents for
higher-density housing.
“The figures show the
Government’s commitment to responding to increased housing
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Hon Poto Williams
· A record 41,028 new homes have been consented in the year ended March 2021
· March 2021 consent numbers the highest since the 1940s
· Record number of new homes consented in Auckland
The number of new homes consented is at an all-time high, showing a strong and increasing pipeline of demand for the residential building sector, says Minister for Building and Construction Poto Williams.
Figures from Statistics New Zealand released today show the number of new homes consented in the year ended March 2021 is at an all-time high of 41,028, due to an increase in consents for higher-density housing.