jun 8, 2018 - Ministry of Housing and Urban Development - created
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The Government announced that a new Ministry of Housing and Urban Development would be established from 1 August 2018 and begin operating from 1 October 2018. The establishment of the new Ministry would incorporate the following functions and operational funding from existing agencies:
• housing and urban policy advice, the KiwiBuild Unit and the Community Housing Regulatory Authority – from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment;
• policy advice for emergency, transitional and public housing – from the Ministry of Social Development; and
• monitoring of Housing New Zealand Corporation and the Tämaki Redevelopment Company – from the Treasury.
The new Ministry was to be established as the Government’s lead advisor on housing and urban development – providing-across-the-board advice on housing issues, including responding to homelessness, ensuring affordable, warm, safe and dry rental housing in the private and public market, and the appropriate support for first home buyers.
The Ministry of Social Development retained the lead for policy advice on the Accommodation Supplement due to its close ties with the social security system.
The changes did not affect where people went to access help with housing. The Ministry of Social Development continued in its role of assessing people’s need for housing support and managing the public housing register.
Source: https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/about-msd/history/social-assistance-chronology-programme-history.html
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