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‘It’s Clear We Have a Real Problem’: Homelessness 'Appears' to Be Outstripping Population Growth
NEW ZEALAND, JUL 22 – Homelessness in New Zealand has increased as emergency housing applications declined from 4% to 32% in one year, with smaller cities seeing sharp rises, officials report.
- Wednesday, 23 July 2025, the New Zealand Government released the Homelessness Insights Report via a press release, announcing actions to reduce unsheltered numbers.
- The report relies on Census 2023 data and agency observations, noting homelessness has risen but exact figures remain unclear.
- In March 2025, 32% of emergency housing applications were declined, up 4 percentage points from March 2024.
- In response, Kieran McAnulty said the rise followed decisions making access to emergency housing harder, while Tama Potaka said `it's clear we have a real problem`.
- Housing Minister Chris Bishop said our long-term focus includes freeing land, removing planning barriers, boosting infrastructure funding and strengthening council incentives, and next year the RMA will be replaced by a new planning system.
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BOSTON (WWLP) - Massachusetts is facing a housing crisis. Lawmakers hear testimony on a handful of bills on Wednesday that could reduce homelessness in western Massachusetts. Report: State House entrance vandalized overnight The RAFT program provides up to $7,000 a year to families who need rental assistance in Massachusetts, and advocates testified before the Joint Committee on Housing today in support of a bill that would continue fundin…
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Nearly 447,000 U.S. children under the age of three were homeless at the last census. Trump's finance bill is likely to push this figure up sharply. Source: Truthout, Eleanor J. BaderTranslated by Les-Crises website readers Read more
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