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• 2009-2010 Statement of Intent
• 2008-2009 Statement of Intent
• 2007-2008 Statement of Intent
  • Foreword: Board Chair
  • Chief Executive's overview
  • Part 1: Our three-year outlook - introduction
  • Part 1: The Government's strategic policy framework
  • Part 1: Operating environment
  • Part 1: Our business
  • Part 1: Outcomes framework
  • Part 1: The Corporation at a glance
  • Part 1: Managing for results
  • Part 1: Quality assurance, evaluation and risk management
  • Part 1: Partners and stakeholders
  • Part 2: Statement of responsibility
  • Part 2: Introduction - Forecast financial information
  • Part 2: Strategic priority one: Coordinate the Government's New Zealand Housing Strategy
  • Part 2: Strategic priority two: Demonstrate housing development best practice
  • Part 2: Strategic priority three: Ensure effective state housing stewardship
  • Part 2: Strategic priority four: Support community-based social housing initiatives
  • Part 2: Strategic priority five: Facilitate sustainable home ownership
  • Part 2: Output class appropriations
  • Part 2: Forecast financial performance, policies and statements
  • Part 2: Forecast financial statements
  • Footnotes

About us

Part 1: Our three-year outlook - introduction

We are committed to making the fullest possible contribution to the Government's priorities by achieving its housing-related goals.

The Corporation manages housing worth more than $11 billion, including 66,000 state houses. About 44 percent of state housing is in Auckland. We housed a total of 193,462 people in our rental accommodation (as at 31 March 2006). Of these 29 percent were Maori and 30 percent were Pacific peoples.

In addition to being the country's largest landlord, the Corporation offers a wide range of other housing-related services and products. We promote lending programmes to help eligible first home buyers. We support the development of social housing alternatives to a state home. We are a key adviser to the Government on housing and housing-related services and have an important contribution to make in the development of good policy. We operate in a commercial environment as a landlord, property manager, lender and insurer. We plan strategically and respond to changing housing needs by constantly monitoring our operating environment to identify issues and trends in the housing market.

Our service delivery role stems from the Government's commitment to helping people on lower incomes, or with special housing needs, to find affordable, good quality housing.

Good quality housing contributes to the on-going social and physical health of individuals, families and communities. People who cannot access appropriate housing will be excluded from experiencing personal and social benefits such as continuity in their children's schooling and the ability to participate in the community.

We have identified an overarching outcome and intermediate outcomes to help us contribute effectively to the Government's three themes: economic transformation; families, young and old; and national identity. We describe these in the section `Outcomes framework'. Our overall strategic focus is guided by the New Zealand Housing Strategy, a 10-year whole-of-government programme of action for the housing sector.

Table 1 shows how the majority of our customers are those with the highest housing needs. Table 2 demonstrates how our work delivers a wide range of benefits to customers and communities.

Table 1: HELPING THOSE IN MOST HOUSING NEED Out of every 100 state households:

• 91 need rental assistance because of their low income
• 27 are single parents
• 19 are superannuitants (aged over 65 years)
• 11 have four or more children under the age of 16
• 1 has a disability that requires their home to be modified.

• 10,100 families move into a state home
• 2,320 households to improve the warmth, and dryness of their homes with energy efficiency improvements
• 1,060 households get a modernised and improved house
• 1,050 extra state homes to be provided for people in need
• 860 households to improve their living standards through the Healthy Housing programme
• 800 people with complex needs by providing case management support
• 600 people to buy their own home through Welcome Home Loans
• 550 households in deprived areas to get home improvements through Community Renewal
• 410 families to receive essential repair loans for substandard privately-owned rural homes
• 158 refugee families into homes
• 118 households in privately-owned rural properties by providing loans to make power, water, sewerage and other infrastructure improvements
• 100 people to secure a low deposit rural loan to help them buy a home
• 126 new homes to be built by social housing providers who received a Corporation loan
• 70 community groups to lease homes for residents with special health or welfare needs.