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Further to WPQ 611 (2026), what is the expected average cost per placement from the $7 million allocation, and how was this calculated?

Answered Question 5148 (2026)
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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Further to WPQ 611 (2026), what is the expected average cost per placement from the $7 million allocation, and how was this calculated?

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Hon Tama Potaka

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

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I am advised that the $7 million allocation for social housing places to accommodate people being supported through Housing First was arrived at by considering the range of expected costs of between $28,300 to $37,200 per place per annum depending on the region, rather than an expected average cost.