VISION TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS

Launched in February 2020, the Aotearoa/New Zealand Homelessness Action Plan aims to deliver on the vision that ‘homelessness is prevented where possible, or is rare, brief and non-reoccurring’. Backed by over $300m of initial funding, the plan had 18 immediate actions to be put in place, and a further 18 longer-term actions to be developed over 2020-2023. It aims to provide urgent support to those in the most need, by continuing to increase transitional housing places. It is based on a commitment to partner with Iwi, hapū, marae and Māori organisations, local authorities, providers, and people with lived experience of homelessness to prevent and reduce homelessness. Increasing public housing and affordable housing is crucial to the success of the plan.

The plan’s aims include:

* Providing urgent support to those in the most need, by continuing to increase Transitional Housing places. * Delivering investment though the He Taupua fund to support 37 projects to assist whānau experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.

* Piloting a rapid rehousing approach to support individuals and whānau into permanent housing.