Over 1000 People Have Stayed in Emergency Housing for Over a Year, Some Over Three Years
November 20, 2022
Newshub can reveal the longest stay in emergency housing has now stretched over three years.
It’s supposed to be a temporary solution, but new figures show more than 1000 people have now stayed in motels longer than a year.
It comes as the Human Rights Commissioner prepares to release his findings of a massive housing inquiry - and he has labelled our emergency housing system a “human rights crisis”.
Down one stretch of road in Rotorua, it’s all temporary housing motels. A last resort, an emergency that’s becoming permanent.