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How many, if any, people over the age of 65 are currently living in public/social housing?

Answered Question 6200 (2026)
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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  • How many, if any, people over the age of 65 are currently living in public/social housing?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

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

Answer

Kainga Ora - Homes and Communities advises me that of the 199,216 people recorded as living in the 70,917 Kāinga Ora public housing tenancies as at 28 February 2026, there were 20,797 people across 18,066 tenancies that were 65 or older, including 16,351 who were the main tenant.