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New Zealand's public housing crisis: Waiting list grows nearly 1000 in two months

New Zealand's public housing crisis: Waiting list grows nearly 1000 in two months
19 Jan, 2021 11:19 PM
4 minutes to read
The New Lynn site in Auckland where Kāinga Ora replaced 16 houses with 82 new homes. Image / Supplied
Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz
More than 2000 new households in a month have joined the public housing waiting list, which has grown nearly sevenfold in the past five years to 22,409.
In two months from September to November last year the list increased overall by nearly 1000 applicants, with the number coming off it and into new homes continuing to drag well behind.
The latest figures come despite the Government and community housing providers building more public houses than ever before, looking on track to build 2590 new public houses for the year to June - nearly 1000 more than the original target.

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