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What independent evaluation, if any, has been undertaken of the effectiveness of the five short-term actions to support rough sleepers announced in September 2025?

Answered Question 29061 (2026)
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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What independent evaluation, if any, has been undertaken of the effectiveness of the five short-term actions to support rough sleepers announced in September 2025?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

Answer

I am advised that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development considered the effectiveness of providers funded under the five short-term actions to support rough sleepers announced in September 2025 along with local insights and wider learnings when identifying which services would be funded to continue. There was no independent evaluation of the five short-term actions overall.