Homelessness in Auckland will be rare, brief and non-recurring
We formed as a collective at the end of March 2017, and started reporting our results in May 2017.
Here’s how we’re doing
May 2017 – 1 September 2019
578
500
Children housed
1078
Location source
44% West
20% South
16% City centre
15% Central
3% North
Of the people housed (adult participants) since the programme began, 16% were from the city centre, 15% from Auckland Central, 44% from West Auckland, 20% from South Auckland and 3% from North Auckland. Please note, the location source reports on where people engaged with a Housing First programme – not the location of their subsequent home.
Gender (all adults)
50% Male
49% Female
1% Gender diverse
There are currently 282 males, 287 females and 9 gender diverse people in the programme. In many of the 200+ families we work with, females are the predominant primary carer, which is reflected in the proportion of females in the Housing First programme.
Client profiles
65% Individuals
35% Families
Around two-thirds of people in the Housing First programme are individuals living without dependent children (this is not to say they do not have children, but their children do not live with them). Families with dependent children make up the other one-third of those in the programme.
Primary ethnicity
56% Māori
21% Pacific
18% NZ European
3% Other
2% Asian
The number of Māori individual participants in the programme is 324 people. Statistics show that Māori are overrepresented among people experiencing homelessness. The number of Pacific participants in the programme remains consitent at around 21%.
Housing type
89% Private
7% Housing NZ
4% Other
It’s no suprise to our collective that 89% of the homes we have sourced for people are from the private rental market. Private landlords are an incredibly important partner in the fight to end homelessness. In many cases, these privately-owned properties are being leased to a community housing provider in the Housing First collective.