Reporting for major spending (social housing supply)
On this page, you'll find information about our major Budget spending decisions.
Social housing supply
We developed public housing plans (PHPs) to set out the Government’s public (social) housing intentions, funded through successive budgets.
The overall goal is for Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities (Kāinga Ora) and Community Housing Providers (CHPs) to deliver 17,050 additional public homes between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2025. Funding of $1,082 million has been provided to deliver these homes.
It’s made up of:
- ‘Public Housing Plan 2018–2022’: 6,400 places funded through Budget 2018
- an additional 1,650 places funded through Budget 2020
- ‘Public Housing Plan 2021–2024’: 6,000 places funded through Budget 2020.
At 30 June 2024, most of the places had been delivered, the remaining 244 places will be delivered in 2024/25.
Through Budget 2023, funding was provided for Kāinga Ora and CHPs to deliver a further 3,000 places in the year to 30 June 2025.
PHP delivery financial year 2024/25 by Kāinga Ora and Community Housing Providers
At 1 July 2024, a total of 3,244 additional places remained to be delivered. This was made up of the 3,000 places funded by Budget 2023 and the 244 places remaining to be delivered from earlier PHP funding.
Most of the remaining places are intended to be delivered by 30 June 2025, in line with Budget expectations. Ministers have agreed that Kāinga Ora will deliver some places by 30 June 2026 to enable delivery in regions most in need. CHPs will also deliver a small number of places in 2025/26.
Budget 2024: 1,500 new places by Community Housing Providers
As part of Budget 2024, the Government allocated $140 million in new funding for 1,500 new social housing places to be provided by CHPs over two years from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027 (financial years 2025/26 and 2026/27).
Around 500 of the new places will be allocated quickly based on three objectives:
- maximising value for money from government investments
- reducing reliance on emergency housing and motel accommodation
- taking a balanced approach between achievability and building capability in historically underserved places.
The balance of the remaining 1,000 places will primarily be delivered through strategic partners, who will deliver at a portfolio level, as well as through other key CHPs.
Delivery planning for the 1,500 Budget 2024 places is underway.
Reporting frequency: twice yearly.
Reporting mechanisms: Annual report (data to end June) and website (data to end December).