Households in emergency housing in New Zealand
By territorial authority (excluding confidential values), as at 31 March 2024
| Territorial authority | Number of households |
|---|---|
| Ashburton | None |
| Auckland | 684 |
| Buller | 12 |
| Carterton | None |
| Central Hawke's Bay | 9 |
| Christchurch | 291 |
| Dunedin | None |
| Far North | None |
| Gisborne | 81 |
| Gore | 0 |
| Grey | 15 |
| Hamilton | 507 |
| Hastings | 27 |
| Hauraki | 6 |
| Horowhenua | 9 |
| Hurunui | None |
| Invercargill | 6 |
| Kaikōura | None |
| Kaipara | 0 |
| Kāpiti Coast | 36 |
| Kawerau | 27 |
| Lower Hutt | 72 |
| Manawatū | 0 |
| Marlborough | 24 |
| Masterton | 9 |
| Matamata-Piako | 15 |
| Napier | 126 |
| Nelson | 12 |
| New Plymouth | 27 |
| Ōpōtiki | None |
| Ōtorohanga | None |
| Palmerston North | 72 |
| Porirua | 87 |
| Queenstown-Lakes | 0 |
| Rotorua | 39 |
| Ruapehu | None |
| Selwyn | None |
| South Taranaki | None |
| South Waikato | 15 |
| South Wairarapa | 0 |
| Southland | 0 |
| Stratford | 6 |
| Tararua | None |
| Tasman | None |
| Taupō | 9 |
| Tauranga | 78 |
| Thames-Coromandel | 0 |
| Timaru | 9 |
| Other/Unknown | 12 |
| Upper Hutt | 27 |
| Waikato | 9 |
| Waimakariri | 0 |
| Waimate | 0 |
| Waipā | None |
| Wairoa | 12 |
| Waitaki | 0 |
| Waitomo | None |
| Wellington | 159 |
| Western Bay of Plenty | None |
| Westland | None |
| Whakatāne | 18 |
| Whanganui | None |
| Whangārei | 15 |
Definitions
Emergency Housing assistance payments are granted as Special Needs Grants (EH SNG).
Emergency housing is for people who have nowhere to stay in the next seven nights, and have no other adequate housing options. Most accommodation options are motels or hostels. For those who have been in emergency housing for more than seven nights, MSD requires a payment of 25% of the income towards accommodation costs.
Data calculation/treatment
MSD started applies a range of confidentiality procedures to public data releases, therefore some smaller values are not shown.
The total amount granted for an EH SNG may not be the same as the amount spent.
A client can have more than one grant in the time period.
One registered supplier may provide accommodation across multiple premises. These premises may be in different locations or operating trading names but are receiving payment through the single supplier record. MSD Region is based on the Work and Income region where the recommending case manager for the application was based at the time of the grant. This may differ to the clients residential address or the location of the EH supplier.
Data provided by
Ministry of Social Development
Dataset name
Emergency Housing Special Needs Grants: Territorial Authority March 2024
Webpage:
How to find the data
Download "Emergency Housing Special Needs Grants - TLA - March 2024 (Excel 23.59KB)"
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Emergency Housing Special Needs Grants: Territorial Authority March 2024
From the dataset Emergency Housing Special Needs Grants: Territorial Authority March 2024, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: Sheet1
- Range:
F10:H72 - Provided: 189 data points
This data forms the table Housing - Emergency Housing Special Needs Grants by territorial authority and clients 2024 Q1.
Dataset originally released on:
June 2024
About this dataset
The dataset provides a breakdown of households in emergency housing at the end of the quarter