Public housing - Altruism or investment?
The lack of, and need for, affordable public housing has long been a hot topic in Aotearoa New Zealand, and globally. Part of this discussion revolves around the pivotal role housing plays in wider societal outcomes.
The human right to housing is fundamentally important for the enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights. The way societies facilitate and regulate housing delivery and management materially influences other core human rights including health, education and justice. This further impacts the economic resilience and environmental sustainability of our communities.
This interconnected ecosystem of social, economic and environmental outcomes is complex and it is increasingly expensive to address the important co-dependencies. However, the case for investment is so fundamentally solid that, in our opinion, Aotearoa New Zealand needs to do more.
In this paper, we focus on the current state of public (social and affordable rental) housing and suggest ways of shifting the dial to increase what’s available and improve wider social outcomes.
Public housing - Altruism or investment?
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