"There were 20,301 applicants on the Housing Register as at 31 December 2024, a decrease of 20.0 percent from this time last year, 31 December 2023."

#NZMSD, 2024

https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/statistics/housing/housing-register.html

How did MSD do this? At a time when the NatACTs have;

a) stopped public housing builds;

https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/131771/government%E2%80%99s-plan-cut-k%C4%81inga-ora%E2%80%99s-debt-18-billion-will-halt-construction-new

b) announced plans to sell off public houses;

https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/01/govt-embarks-on-sale-of-900-state-houses-old-and-new/

c) severely limited access to emergency housing;

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/government-was-warned-emergency-housing-crackdown-could-increase-homelessness/3Q32NDQ37JCI3GX6QF7CQMCIRM/

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#housing #PublicHousing