Social Housing

The Prime Minister John Key will use his state of the nation speech today to outline just how many state houses the Government intends to sell. Audio

Critics of the government's plan to hand over more state housing to church and iwi groups say tenants could be discriminated against. Audio

Teresa Cowie explores whether the government's sell off of state housing will lead to better homes for the poor Audio

The Skid Row Housing Trust provides permanent supportive housing in Downtown LA for those in extreme poverty, poor health, disabilities, mental illness and addiction. The Executive Director is Mike… Audio

As the New Zealand Government plans to sell and reorganise state housing, some in America are coming up with novel ways to help those who need a warm place to live. Quixote Village is located on… Audio

The Government is set to proceed with its controversial plan to sell more State houses while expecting community providers and iwi to provide more social housing. Audio

A man who has lived in Wellington council flats for nearly thirty years says community organisations don't have what it takes to be landlords and keep the rent down for thousands of tenants. Audio

Christchurch's Deputy Mayor, Vicki Buck details the council's formation of a company to run the city's social housing - and its hope to buy state houses off the government. Audio

Ideas takes a look at housing and in particular so-called cohousing, which began in Denmark in the 1960's. In a cohousing community the private dwellings typically have all the features of a normal… Audio