Scott Figenshow's guest appearances

Scott Figenshow

Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Housing our New Zealand

Tiwai Pt

Julian Leys

Doug Heye

Marisa Bidois

Steven Joyce

Alison Eddy

Nathalie Rothschild

Alex Mason

Katy Armstrong

Oliver Hartwich

Rob Nichol

Elliot Smith

Mike Egan

Donald Trump

Chris Jackson

OwlTail

After the shambles of KiwiBuild, now the government's proud track record on new social housing is being questioned.It turns only half of the so called "new" public housing places are actually newly-built additional houses.The government says it's on track to source 6850 places for families in need by the middle of the year.But Stuff has crunched the numbers, and it turns out only 3500 are actually net new builds.The rest are sourced from community housing providers and leased or bought on the private market.Scott Figenshow, the Chief Executive of Community Housing Aotearoa, told Heather du Plessis-Allan that this is a problem the Labour Government has inherited from the National Government. "It's actually good news that the new public housing plan sort to address this problem and focus on new builds, but it's endemic that we thought we could address the housing crisis  by working on places rather than ensuring we were adding new, affordable housing supply."He says that the Government is allowing income related rent to go into community housing provider places, which has been going on for years. He says that it's not a surprise to his group that this is a problem. "We're glad to see decisions have been made that mean they are going to stop doing it." LISTEN ABOVE

After the shambles of KiwiBuild, now the government's proud track record on new social housing is being questioned. It turns only half of the so called "new" public housing places are actually newly-built additional houses. The government says it's on track to source 6850 places for families in need by the middle of the year. But Stuff has crunched the numbers, and it turns out only 3500 are actually net new builds. The rest are sourced from community housing providers and leased or bought on the private market. Scott Figenshow, the Chief Executive of Community Housing Aotearoa, told Heather du Plessis-Allan that this is a problem the Labour Government has inherited from the National Government.  "It's actually good news that the new public housing plan sort to address this problem and focus on new builds, but it's endemic that we thought we could address the housing crisis  by working on places rather than ensuring we were adding new, affordable housing supply." He says that the Government is allowing income related rent to go into community housing provider places, which has been going on for years.  He says that it's not a surprise to his group that this is a problem.  "We're glad to see decisions have been made that mean they are going to stop doing it."  LISTEN ABOVE

Scott Figenshow: Data shows half of Government's public housing places are actually new

Scott Figenshow will discuss, among other issues: 1. what “historically” New Zealanders have thought about affordable housing and previous approaches to the issue 2. the definition of “inclusionary zoning”, affordable housing and other key terms 3. if inclusionary housing were successfully implemented around the country, what could New Zealand look like in the next 10-20 years? 4. the biggest barriers to affordable housing? 5. what can councils do to increase affordable housing? Scott has 25 years’ experience in the community housing sector. He has experience in roles with non-profits, government and the private sector. Scott is experienced in policy development and its implementation, including inclusionary zoning and shared ownership. Further, he has experience in combining non-profit and market housing developments and working on affordable housing issues with private developers.  Scott can be reached at 021 061 9664 and at director@communityhousing.org.nz

Scott Figenshow will discuss, among other issues: 1. what “historically” New Zealanders have thought about affordable housing and previous approaches to the issue 2. the definition of “inclusionary zoning”, affordable housing and other key terms 3. if inclusionary housing were successfully implemented around the country, what could New Zealand look like in the next 10-20 years? 4. the biggest barriers to affordable housing? 5. what can councils do to increase affordable housing? Scott has 25 years’ experience in the community housing sector. He has experience in roles with non-profits, government and the private sector. Scott is experienced in policy development and its implementation, including inclusionary zoning and shared ownership. Further, he has experience in combining non-profit and market housing developments and working on affordable housing issues with private developers.  Scott can be reached at 021 061 9664 and at <a href="mailto:director@communityhousing.org.nz">director@communityhousing.org.nz</a>

What every Councillor should know about inclusionary zoning and affordable housing (Scott Figenshow)

A social housing advocate says the latest government homelessness investment is just one piece of the puzzle.$54 million will go towards measures to help tackle homelessness.It includes funding for more intensive case managers to provide support and funding for an initiative aimed at keeping at-risk people in their rentals, and will go towards supporting at-risk individuals and whanau to stay in existing tenancies.Community Housing Aotearoa chief executive Scott Figenshow told Andrew Dickens the area wasn't properly funded in this year's budget."The Sustaining Tenancies wasn't properly funded in May. We read this announcement as fixing part of the May Budget announcement that weren't really complete."He says they need to see a lot of other pieces come together."We'd really like to see this sitting alongside an announcement of additional income related rent subsidies, so additional direct capital investment and permanent affordable housing."The funding also expands the Sustaining Tenancies programme which ensures people get practical support to stay in their homes.Figenshow says it's essential there's a focus on preventing homelessness."We need to see sustainability continue, it needs to be permanent and ongoing and not subject to the vagaries of any one budget year. I'm not sure this announcement did that."

A social housing advocate says the latest government homelessness investment is just one piece of the puzzle. $54 million will go towards measures to help tackle homelessness. It includes funding for more intensive case managers to provide support and funding for an initiative aimed at keeping at-risk people in their rentals, and will go towards supporting at-risk individuals and whanau to stay in existing tenancies. Community Housing Aotearoa chief executive Scott Figenshow told Andrew Dickens the area wasn't properly funded in this year's budget. "The Sustaining Tenancies wasn't properly funded in May. We read this announcement as fixing part of the May Budget announcement that weren't really complete." He says they need to see a lot of other pieces come together. "We'd really like to see this sitting alongside an announcement of additional income related rent subsidies, so additional direct capital investment and permanent affordable housing." The funding also expands the Sustaining Tenancies programme which ensures people get practical support to stay in their homes. Figenshow says it's essential there's a focus on preventing homelessness. "We need to see sustainability continue, it needs to be permanent and ongoing and not subject to the vagaries of any one budget year. I'm not sure this announcement did that."

Scott Figenshow: Homelessness announcement one piece of the puzzle, advocate says