29 juill. 2016 - Vulnerable Housing Funds - start

Description:

The Government announced funding over the next two years to support the most vulnerable New Zealanders’ housing needs. A flexible fund was established to assist community organisations to work with around 2,000 individuals and families, to help homeless and people having difficulty maintaining their tenancies and support them into housing independence. The fund was intended to ensure that community organisations, working alongside central and local government would be able to tackle the causes of homelessness, from employment, through to health factors like addiction and mental health issues. The package had two main initiatives:
• Housing First – an initiative proven internationally that first moves people into housing and then provides support to address the underlying issues that had resulted in homelessness; and
• Better Housing Outcomes – a range of solutions to prevent homelessness by working with social housing tenants who are at risk of eviction. This included supporting families who could either look toward home ownership or move into private rental to free up social housing.

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