– Advertisement – Chris Bishop secured $140 million in Budget 2024 for community housing providers to deliver and operate 1500 new social homes by June 30, 2027. But according to a new progress report from the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT), just 18% of the promised social homes had been delivered by June 30 – halfway through the budgeted time frame. Stuff…National promised to build an additional 1,500 homes through Budget 2024, they’ve only built 263 while 19 704 wait for state housing – why does National hate poor people so much? The Government canceled 3500 planned state house builds and have sold off 800 state houses – why does National love private landlords so much? Destroying social housing for the propertied boomer class undermines NZ Egalitarianism