Households in emergency for 6 months or longer in New Zealand

This consecutive weeks calculation is based on the clients most recent grant within a quarter. They may have had multiple grants in a quarter. A client's total stay may cross more than one quarter. The length of stay at the time of their last grant in each quarter is what is used to calculate the average. Consecutive weeks in Emergency Housing is calculated based on the check in and check out dates for which EH SNGs have been granted. The consecutive weeks calculation is operational and as such can change slightly over time.

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.

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.

Download 'Emergency Housing Grants - TLA - March 2025 (Excel 21.13KB)'.

The dataset provides a breakdown of households in emergency housing at the end of the quarter.