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Further to reply 28728 (2026), of the 95 households (37%) recorded as leaving Immediate Access Transitional Housing "for a different unspecified reason", how many, if any, were known to be sleeping rough, in a vehicle, or otherwise without shelter at the point of exit?

Answered Question 30293 (2026)
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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to reply 28728 (2026), of the 95 households (37%) recorded as leaving Immediate Access Transitional Housing "for a different unspecified reason", how many, if any, were known to be sleeping rough, in a vehicle, or otherwise without shelter at the point of exit?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

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Households are under no obligation to tell MSD or providers where they are moving to when they leave the service (transitional housing).