Tēnā koe Rose

 

Thank you for your email of 9 January 2022 requesting the following
information:

 

1.      What is Kainga Ora’s policies or strategies regarding Overcrowding
in their properties?

 

2.      How many properties between 2020 and 2022 had been damaged or
destroyed due to fire incidents.

 

3.      Are Private Landlords and Kainga Ora bound by the same legislation
acts such as Healthy Homes Standards and Residential Tenancies Act, or do
Kainga Ora have different legislative acts that differ from private
landlords.

 

4.      do Kainga Ora have a maximum amount of tenants they will allow in
a home depending on how many rooms that home has, (example: 4 bedroom home
= maximum of 8 tenants), if so please provide a breakdown depending on
bedrooms.

 

5.      how many fires have been confirmed as being due to overcrowding?

 

6.      how many tenants on the Kainga Ora housing waiting list in 2020
and 2021 turned down a property or demanded a larger home.

 

7.      For Intergenerational families wanting to live together are all
adults interviewed or carefully considered as to whether they are eligible
to be housed by Kainga Ora.

 

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities is considering your request under the
Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). We will endeavour to respond to your
request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 13 February
2022, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we
are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.

Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to
OIA requests where possible. We do not publish requesters’ personal
information.

 

Ngā mihi

The Government Relations Team

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities

 

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Tēnā koe Rose

 

I write in regard to your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 9
January 2022.

 

The OIA requires requests to be made with due particularity so that an
agency can identify and provide the requested information.

 

It would help us to respond if you could clarify the below parts of your
request:

 

how many tenants on the Kainga Ora housing waiting list in 2020 and 2021
turned down a property or demanded a larger home.

 

For Intergenerational families wanting to live together are all adults
interviewed or carefully considered as to whether they are eligible to be
housed by Kainga Ora.

 

Please note that the public housing wait list for both new applicants and
tenants requiring a transfer is managed by the Ministry of Social
Development (MSD), and not Kāinga Ora. Kāinga Ora manages a small number
of internal transfers for existing tenants who need to move, for example,
because their home is being redeveloped.

If your request is for information on the MSD housing register and needs
assessment interviews, Kāinga Ora will consult with MSD about transferring
these parts of your request to MSD for response, as Kāinga Ora does not
hold the information.

To assist us to respond to your request, I invite you to email
[1][email address] by Friday 10 February 2023,
and confirm the housing wait list your request relates to.

 

Ngā mihi

The Government Relations Team

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities

 

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Kia ora Ms Taffard, please find attached a letter notifying you of an
extension of the timeframe for responding to your request under the
Official Information Act 1982.

Ngā mihi

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities

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Tēnā koe Rose

 

I write in regard to your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 9
January 2022.

 

I note that you have not responded to our requests of 3 and 13 February
2023 to clarify whether the following parts of your request relate to the
public housing waitlist managed by the Ministry of Social Development
(MSD), and to needs assessment interviews carried out by MSD:

 

how many tenants on the Kainga Ora housing waiting list in 2020 and 2021
turned down a property or demanded a larger home.

 

For Intergenerational families wanting to live together are all adults
interviewed or carefully considered as to whether they are eligible to be
housed by Kainga Ora.

 

In the absence of your response, we have consulted with MSD who advise
that they believe these parts of your request relate to the MSD public
housing waitlist and needs assessment. Therefore, as required by section
14 of the OIA, we have transferred these parts of your request to MSD. You
can expect to hear further from MSD on these parts of your request.

Kāinga Ora will respond to the remaining parts of your request as soon as
feasible, and not later than 13 March 2023.

Ngā mihi

The Government Relations Team

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities

 

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Tēnā koe Rose Trafford,

 

Thank you for your request regarding the housing waiting list in 2020 and
2021. This was partially transferred from Kainga Ora on 17 February 2023,
under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded
to the appropriate officials at National Office to respond. You may expect
a decision regarding your request to be sent to you as soon as possible.

 

Ngā manaakitanga,

 

Official and Parliamentary Information Team   |  Ministerial and
Executive Services

Ministry of Social Development | Te Manatū Whakahiato Ora

 

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to be safe, strong and independent
Manaaki Tangata, Manaaki Whānau

 

 

 

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Dear Ms Tafford

 

Please find attached a response from Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities.

 

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sender immediately and delete this message.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

 

 

 

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Kia ora Rose

 

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act request.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Ministerial & Executive Services

Ministerial & Executive Services | Ministry of Social Development

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to be safe, strong and independent.
Manaaki Tangata, Manaaki Whânau.

 

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