October 2021 - January 2022 criminatory basis, access to funding for housing modification and adaptation based on individual need, not on the basis of their tenure status or other criteria.
26) Better action and support in natural disasters Improve regulations and policies in relation to natural disaster response to ensure that compensation, inspection, repair and reconstruction is undertaken in a timely, coordinated, non-intrusive manner and that mitigation measures minimize displacement, relocation and the break-up of communities and prevent any homelessness as required under international human rights law. 27) Better housing policy systems and data recording Further improve the monitoring and implementation of housing policies by establishing independent accountability and monitoring mechanisms. Regularly publish data, disaggregated by age, population group (Maori, Pacific peoples), gender and sexual orientation, and disability, on: - housing affordability - housing conditions and housing overcrowding - compliance with healthy home standards - homelessness - accessibility of private and public housing for persons with disabilities - security of tenure - rent - mortgage and utilities
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25) Do not punish homelessness Refrain from adopting or implementing laws or bylaws that serve to criminalize homelessness, including living in cars, campervans or tents.
- evictions - duration on the waiting list for accessing public housing - time spent in transitional housing before accessing long-term housing How do we start? The Human Rights Commission is set to release framework guidelines on the right to a decent home to help both duty-bearers (e.g. local and central government) and rights-holders (e.g. individuals, communities, iwi and hapū) advance the right to a decent home grounded on Te Tiriti. “A living-framework for understanding what the right to a decent home means in our distinctive national context, and how it can help individuals, communities, hapū, iwi, housing policy makers and practitioners, is needed in New Zealand,” says Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt. “The government has binding human rights and
Te Tiriti obligations to create conditions which permit everyone to enjoy a warm, dry, safe, accessible and affordable home. “Our new guidelines,
grounded on Te Tiriti and international human rights law, will outline what the right to a decent home means in the unique context of Aotearoa.” propertyandbuild.com 23
