23 Jul 2021

Nearly 3000 emergency housing requests denied in 2020

From Morning Report, 6:48 am on 23 July 2021

Nearly 3000 requests for emergency housing were rejected by the government in 2020 - a figure the opposition National Party says represents a genuine crisis.

Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni revealed yesterday there were 2997 rejected applications in 2020 - nearly three times the number turned down the year before.

National Party social development spokesperson Louise Upston spoke to Guyon Espiner.