jul 1, 2016 - Emergency Housing Providers - fast-tracked

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Contracts for fast-tracked funding for providers of emergency housing were put in place. Existing providers received $1.9 million to provide 337 places.
Auckland providers received funding from the Ministry of Social Development for 153 places, Christchurch 101, Wellington 42, and Hamilton 17. The remaining places were split between Kaitaia, Whangarei and Whakatane.
A second tranche of funding applications for existing and new providers had commenced and was expected to be finalised by mid-August 2016.
Around 3,000 emergency housing places per year (800 at any one time) were funded through an allocation in the 2016 Budget.

Source: https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/about-msd/history/social-assistance-chronology-programme-history.html

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