sep 2, 2016 - Housing First funding - starts

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Funding of $3 million was allocated for Housing First – a proven international initiative that moved homeless people into housing and then provided support to address the issues underpinning their homelessness.
The new funding was available to contracted providers over a two-year period in Central, West and South Auckland.
The Ministry of Social Development issued a closed Request for Proposals (RFP) on 2 September 2016, closing on 28 September 2016. The Ministry was looking to contract providers the could show that they could support homeless people to access sustainable housing; continue to work with them effectively to maintain their tenancy and provide support to address issues that may put a tenancy at risk.
The pilots in Auckland commenced in March 2017 and the initiative was expanded from 1 July 2018.

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

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