jul 1, 2018 - Housing First Programme - changed

Description:

As part of the 2018 Budget, it had been announced that the Housing First Programme would be extended with $63.4 million invested in supporting more than 1,450 vulnerable homeless people over the following four years.
Housing First was a programme to house and support people who had been homeless for a long time or were homeless and facing multiple and complex issues. Once housing had been provided, the programme offered tailored support for a long as it was needed to help people stay housed and manage their lives.
The Housing First Programme had operated in Hamilton since 2014 and had been piloted by a collective of Auckland providers since March 2017. By 31 March 2018, the Auckland Housing First Programme had housed 215 households in public or private housing. The programme was subsequently extended to Tauranga, Wellington, Lower Hutt and Christchurch. As part of the expansion, the Ministry of Social Development expanded Housing First to a number of other high-need areas, including Whangarei, Rotorua, Napier, Hastings, Blenheim and Nelson.

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