Social Housing Reform Programme (SHRP)

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The Social Housing Reform Programme

Public engagement on Social Housing Reform Programme

Information for social housing tenants

Information for social housing providers

The role of involved agencies

The Social Housing Reform Programme

The Social Housing Reform Programme will increase the supply of social housing in New Zealand. It builds on a number of measures taken over recent years to provide more New Zealanders in need with quality and affordable housing. It will:

• increase the number of social houses provided by either Housing New Zealand or other providers
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• ensure that those houses better meet the needs of tenants
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• deliver Government assistance in a way that stimulates housing supply
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• help more New Zealanders into housing independence when they are capable of making that transition.
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Public engagement on Social Housing Reform Programme

Public engagement is under way on the Government’s social housing reforms

Government’s presentation for public engagement (PDF 1)

For dates and venues visit the Treasury website

Data on social housing

This data will help with a better understanding of the social-housing sector, and inform parties who may be interested in playing a greater role in social housing and related services.

Data on Housing New Zealand stock (Excel 117KB)

Data on the housing register

Data on the social housing market

This information on the social-housing sector is provided for general information. It should not be relied upon for any legal or commercial purposes, and the Crown accepts no responsibility for any consequences resulting from reliance on this information.

Information for social housing tenants

Help to find housing

Proposed transfer of Housing New Zealand houses

Housing New Zealand

Find out more about community housing providers

Information for social housing providers

Becoming a social housing provider

Income-related rent (IRR) subsidy

Social housing register

The role of involved agencies

The programme is a cross agency initiative involving the Ministry of Social Development, the Treasury, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Housing New Zealand, and Te Puni Kokiri.

The Ministry of Social Development

The Ministry of Social Development is the single purchaser of government-funded social housing. Its role is to provide support for people with serious housing needs for the duration of their need, integrating housing assistance with other social assistance delivered by MSD.

Visit the Housing Assessment website

Visit the MSD website social housing information page

Download the New MSD social housing initiatives fact sheet (PDF 95.46KB)

The Treasury

The Treasury provides overall advice on the Social Housing Reform Programme, focusing on better outcomes for people. Within the programme, the Treasury is managing a formal process that may make some Housing New Zealand houses available to registered community housing providers.

Visit the Treasury website

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)

Within MBIE the Community Housing Regulatory Authority (CHRA) is the regulatory body for community housing providers. Community housing providers registered with CHRA are eligible for the Income-related Rent Subsidy.

Visit the Community Housing Regulatory Authority website

Housing New Zealand

Housing New Zealand (HNZ) is the largest social housing provider currently housing over 190,000 people in around 68,000 properties. HNZ provides housing to people who are on the MSD Social Housing Register and manages those tenancies.

Visit the Housing New Zealand website

Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK)

Te Puni Kōkiri works within government and communities to support Māori collective success at home and globally. As part of this, the Ministry leads the development of Māori housing and has a co-ordination role for all Māori housing policy across government.

Visit the TPK website

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