October 14th.
Good to read that the Labour, Green and Maori parties have released their policy document on ways to address the governments housing crisis.
The Housing First policy if implemented will be good news for the increasing number of New Zealanders seeking affordable and secure accommodation.For those seeking a place to call home and a roof over their heads,instead of the streets or cars, this is good news
The Housing First model was first used in Finland and from 2008 to 2014,the number of homeless people decreased and continues to track downwards which offers hope to those seeking accommodation and remove the scourge of being homeless.
It is also encouraging to see our political parties look at how other non Anglo- Saxon countries solve housing issues,where as in New Zealand we only follow other English speaking countries [ USA UK Canada Australia ].
There is no doubt that the housing crisis is here and we will produce a generation who will never attain the standard of living that their parents enjoyed. Its policy failure by any standard and this will be the legacy of the Key National lead government.
