Ministry of Housing and Urban Development

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
Jurisdiction	Housing and urban development
legal form	Public Service Department
Headquarters	Wellington
Establishment date	1st October 2018
Ministry	Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
minister	Megan Woods , Phil Twyford since June 28, 2019
Employee	about 350 as of June 30, 2019
budget	NZ $ 46.223 million as of June 30, 2019
Website :	www.hud.govt.nz

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The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is a ministry and Public Service Department in New Zealand responsible for housing and urban development in the country.

history

The ministry was founded on October 1, 2018 and thus took over functions outsourced from the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment , the Ministry of Social Development and the monitoring of Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities and the Tāmaki Redevelopment Company , which was previously part of the Ministry of Finance which is called The Treasury in New Zealand .

minister

The Ministry has two ministers responsible, the Minister of Housing , whose post has been held by Minister Megan Woods of the New Zealand Labor Party since June 28, 2019 , and the Minister for Urban Development , whose post is Phil Twyford of the Labor Party, also on June 28, 2019.

tasks and goals

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development leads New Zealand's housing and urban development program. The ministry's goal is to create thriving communities where everyone can see where they live as a home.

To this end, the Ministry advocates the creation of more social housing and transitional housing and measures to combat homelessness. The ministry is also working to improve the supply of apartments for prospective homeowners and to increase the quality and safety of rental apartments for tenants. The ministry has also set itself the goal of realizing urban development projects more quickly.

literature

• Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (Ed.): Annual Report 2018/19 . Wellington October 2019 (English, Online [PDF; 8.9 MB ; accessed on July 21, 2020]).

Web links

• Homepage . Ministry of Housing and Urban Development,accessed July 21, 2020. 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Annual Report 2018/19 . 2019, p.  4 .
2. ↑ Annual Report 2018/19 . 2019, p.  57 .
3. ↑ About HUD . Ministry of Housing and Urban Development , accessed July 21, 2020 .  
4. ^ Hon. Dr Megan Woods . New Zealand Parliament , May 15, 2020, accessed July 21, 2020 .  
5. ↑ Hon Phil Twyford . New Zealand Parliament , June 26, 2020, accessed July 21, 2020 .  
6. ↑ Homepage . Ministry of Housing and Urban Development , accessed July 21, 2020 .