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Overview of the Social Housing Reform Programme

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• People who need housing support can access it and receive social

services that meet their needs

• Social housing is of the right size and configuration, and in the right

areas, for households that need it

• Social housing tenants are helped to independence, as appropriate
• There is more diverse ownership or provision of social housing
• There is more innovation and more responsiveness to social housing

tenants and communities

• The supply of affordable housing is increased, especially in Auckland.

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Housing

Support Services Housing Support Products Rent or accommodation subsidies

Better tenant outcomes: An integrated support system

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The Housing Continuum

Housing First KiwiSaver HomeStart Grant

Demand touch-points Supply touch-points

The 2016 Purchasing Strategy

• Released in December 2016, MSD’s Purchasing Strategy

guides what social housing is funded and where.

• The release provides information about the demand and

supply of social housing and how MSD works with CHPs, including how it agrees market rents, contracts and funds social housing, and the products and services in place to support tenants.

• Information in this release supports providers to make

investment decisions.

• The Purchasing Strategy will evolve as more information

becomes available and MSD trials different ways of working with providers and tenants.

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What was different?

• 2016 shows a increase in the number of community housing

provider owned properties. In 2015 we had 26 registered providers and at the end of last year we have 41. As at 30 September 2016 they were supporting over 3,100 kiwi households.

• Includes information about the ‘pipeline’. That is new places

has been contracted or close to it. This is in addition the new places signalled in the purchasing intentions.

• Includes information about new funding and contracting

parameters.

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Purchasing Strategy 2016

PART THREE- the

actual numbers. How many places we intend to subsidise over the next few years and where

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PART ONE-

sets the scene. The future direction of social housing and what we’re hoping to achieve

PART TWO-

explains the

• perational

support we can provide including contracting arrangements

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Part One: Where we’re heading

• Part one covers the future direction of social housing market

and the Government’s objectives

• We want to make sure that those who need help with

housing get the support they need

• A key objective of the Social Housing Reform

Programme is to; ‘Encourage and develop a more diverse ownership of social housing, with more innovation and responsiveness to tenants and communities.’

• We’re moving away from a one-size fits all approach

to housing support

• We’re looking to apply a social investment approach

to social housing

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The right person, in the right place, for the right time and at the right price

Our objectives

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Part Two: Information about the market and contracts

• Demographics of people on the register. For example;

almost half of the households on the register have one or more child.

• The number of additional IRRS places that MSD already has

contracts for or that we’re likely to have. These are in addition to the purchasing intentions.

• Information on the maximum rent that MSD will pay for

properties depending on size and location. For example; in Christchurch the maximum rent for a one-bedroom social housing property we’d pay a subsidy for would be $350.

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Information about the market and contracts

• Information on MSD’s contracting arrangements. For

example;

• Short-term spot contracts cover the duration of a

specific tenancy

• Long-term capacity contracts which cover a particular

property for a set period of time.

• Information on how providers can get involved including

advice on how to become a registered CHP.

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Part Three: MSD’s 2016 Purchasing Intentions

• There’s a mismatch between current social housing and the

needs of many tenants. If we can address this mismatch we could free up funding for others in need.

• We’re looking to change the types of properties we currently
• subsidise. In particular we know that we need fewer

three-bedroom places and more one-bedrooms properties to meet demand.

• Over the next four years we’ll be looking to subsidise

another 3,800 properties. 1,900 will be in Auckland and the other 1,900 in the rest of NZ.

• Demand is greatest for one and two-bedroom places.

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How we worked out the intentions

• The intentions were developed using a wide variety of

information including data from MSD, StatsNZ, HNZ, MBIE and feedback from the sector

• The number of existing places and future places signalled by

providers (which are very likely to happen the “pipeline”) have been considered.

BASE

Current IRRS places

Pipeline 2016 Purchasing Intentions

MSD’s 2016 Purchasing Intentions

These are in addition to existing places (the base) and those that are contracted to come on board or are close to it (the pipeline)

New IRRS subsidised places required over next 4 years (2016 Purchasing Intentions) Regions Current places 1 bed 2 bed 3 bed 4 + bed TOTAL Auckland 28,591 690 705 305 200 1900 Northland 1,933 60 50 15 5 130 Waikato 4,004 115 40 30 20 205 Bay of Plenty 2,530 155 85 45 5 290 Gisborne 1,121 30 35 5 70 Hawkes Bay 2,544 80 80 35 195 Taranaki 1,024 10 10 Manawatu-Wanganui 2,225 65 25 15 105 Wellington 7,749 325 60 65 5 455 Tasman 146 5 5 5 15 Nelson 547 10 5 15 Marlborough region 374 30 20 50 West Coast 268 5 5 Canterbury 6,219 245 40 20 305 Otago 1,465 30 10 40 Southland 367 10 10 Other 297 TOTAL 61,404 1,865 1,160 540 235 3,800 14

One Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms Three Bedrooms Two Bedrooms

Canterbury Region Christchurch City 5,442 220 30 20 270 Waimakariri District 137 10 5 15 Selwyn District 8 Ashburton District 170 5 5 Timaru District 139 5 5 Waimate District 21 5 5 10 Mackenzie District Hurunui District 22 Kaikoura District 20

Total

Canterbury Total

6,219

245 40 20 305

MSD weekly maximum market rents for ChristchurchCity

$350 $450 $550 $650 $750 +5 Bdrm

Regional Overview: Canterbury

Existing IRRS places

• f 6,110 people on the social housing

register are in Christchurch City

465 500

Places in the pipeline for Canterbury Region

305

More places to be provided by CHPs and HNZ in Canterbury Region

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Questions and Answers