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Housing

All councils want their communities to be able to access affordable and healthy homes.

Delivering the right housing at the right time is a fundamental part of New Zealand’s social and economic future.

Councils support the provision of housing through their consenting functions and through provision of infrastructure. Some provide social and community housing. Access to a broad range of infrastructure funding and financing tools is critical for councils/kaunihera to be able to support improvement in the development, supply and availability of homes.

Our work has enabled greater collaboration and brought positive change for communities. We’ve surveyed members to identify opportunities to increase housing stock as well as any barriers which can be removed easily via government intervention. We helped secure a $350 million fund to help councils expand housing stock through new builds. And we’ve continued to advocate for councils being eligible for the Income Related Rent Subsidy.

We’ve also engaged with central government on the National Policy Statement on Urban Development and rules that enable rapid acceleration of supply of housing in areas where demand is high.