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Part 2: Strategic priority one: Coordinate the Government's New Zealand Housing Strategy
Strategic priority definition
This priority relates to the Corporation's responsibilities under the New Zealand Housing Strategy. We are responsible for coordinating the whole-of-government steering committee overseeing the strategy's implementation. We are also responsible, with relevant agencies, for developing a set of indicators and arrangements to monitor progress.
This priority covers the Corporation's role as:
- policy adviser
- ministerial support
- researcher and evaluator.
The Corporation is a key adviser to the Government on housing and housing-related services. We undertake strategic and operational policy advice and other activities that have implications across the housing market. Our policy team follows agreed quality procedures and criteria to provide high quality policy advice.
Key activities
- Coordination of the New Zealand Housing Strategy.
- Advice on the effectiveness of government housing interventions.
- Policy work on severe and persistent housing need.
- Advice on diverse and changing needs.
The Corporation will work with the Department of Building and Housing to provide lending assistance to the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service.
The Corporation will also work with the Inland Revenue Department and Ministry of Economic Development to implement KiwiSaver home ownership assistance. The focus for 2006/07 will be on providing information to the public about home ownership assistance.
| Performance measure | 2006/07 targets |
|---|---|
| Quantity and timeliness Policy advice will meet the policy work programme priorities (assessed monthly) |
100% of work programme completed |
|
Quality External review and benchmarking of the quality of policy papers through the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research process (assessed annually) |
95%
Improvement on the result attained in the 2005/06 review All actions resulting from the review implemented |
| Timeliness Reporting on the policy work programme will be included in the Corporation's monthly report |
Policy work programme reports submitted seven working days following the end of the month |
Table 8: STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL POLICY ADVICE: REVENUE AND COST SUMMARY
| Total revenue Crown for strategic and operational policy advice | $2.648m |
| Total operating cost for strategic and operational policy advice | $5.999m |
Ministerial support
The Government Relations Unit supports the Minister of Housing to meet a range of ministerial, parliamentary and statutory responsibilities.
Key activities
- Reply to ministerial correspondence, parliamentary questions and Official Information Act requests within time and quality expectations.
- Build the Corporation's knowledge of Parliament and government.
| Performance measure | 2006/07 targets |
|---|---|
| Quantity Ministerial correspondence Parliamentary questions Official Information Act requests |
700 550 20 |
| Quality Draft replies to the following items meet the Corporation's quality criteria for ministerial support in accordance with the standard checklist (monthly audit): - ministerial correspondence - parliamentary questions - Official Information Act requests |
95% 98% 95% |
| Timeliness Draft replies to the following items are sent to the Minister's office by the following deadlines: - ministerial correspondence: within 20 working days of the Corporation receiving the correspondence - parliamentary questions: within four working days of the Corporation receiving the question - Official Information Act requests: within the deadline required by the Minister's office |
95% 98% 98% |
Table 10: MINISTERIAL SUPPORT: REVENUE AND COST SUMMARY
| Total revenue Crown for ministerial support | $0.300m |
| Total operating cost for ministerial support | $2.296m |
Research and evaluation
The Corporation's Research and Evaluation team is responsible for managing and coordinating research, evaluation and market research activities within a strategic research and evaluation framework.
The team designs, manages and delivers a coordinated, strategically focused programme of research, evaluation and market research to reflect and inform policy development, service delivery and other operational activities.
The team provides high quality research and analysis to the Minister that informs strategic, sectoral and operational housing policy advice. We also provide advice and leadership about research and evaluation issues and promote the effective use of research and evaluation throughout the Corporation. The Research and Evaluation team follows agreed procedures and criteria to provide high quality research and evaluation.
Key activities
- Evaluating key programmes and policy including Community Renewal, Healthy Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Innovation Fund and home ownership programmes.
- Undertaking a range of market research including assessing customer views, and testing existing and new products, services and communications material.
- Providing regional market monitors.
- Updating regional profiles.
- Developing a housing research workstream.
| Performance measure | 2006/07 targets |
|---|---|
| Quantity Research and evaluation activities will meet the priorities and requirements agreed with the Minister of Housing at the start of each six-month period |
100% of work priorities and requirements completed |
| Quality Research and evaluation projects will meet the quality characteristics described in the quality procedures and criteria (quarterly audit) |
100% |
| Timeliness Reporting on the research and evaluation work priorities will be included in the Corporation's quarterly report |
Research and evaluation reports submitted last day of the month following the end of the quarter |
Table 12: RESEARCH AND EVALUATION: REVENUE AND COST SUMMARY
| Total revenue Crown for research and evaluation | $0.364m |
| Total operating cost for research and evaluation | $3.041m |
