• Tackling housing instability for LGBTIQ+ people in Aotearoa

    … queer, and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBTIQ+) people comprise  20-40% of those experiencing homelessness, … only comprising 5-10% of the general population. 1 LGBTIQ+ people experience disproportionately high rates of the … breakdown, sexual abuse, and poor health. 1,2 LGBTIQ+ people have specific needs around avoiding, exiting, and …
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  • Housing treated as a commodity is not helping LGBTIQ+ people

    … 'I heard stories about property managers asking people if they were okay with two men renting the house next … taking renter rights seriously. Internationally, LGBTIQ+ people make up 20-40 percent of those experiencing … comprising 5-10 percent of the general population. LGBTIQ+ people experience disproportionately high rates of the …
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  • PhD research comes with a personal toll

    … community has for each other is phenomenal; people fought to survive really difficult situations and then … in activism and other support work.” “Interviewing people was my favourite part; being trusted with their … community has for each other is phenomenal; people fought to survive really difficult situations and then …
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  • Healthy Heating Porirua Pilot

    … room temperature of 18 degrees and 20 degrees if children, older people, or people who are unwell in the home. Keeping bedrooms warm at …
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  • A greater proportion of public housing in communities supports tenant health

    … and Health Research group say that historically, people have advocated for developments where public housing … “We urgently need to provide more public housing to enable people to live lives of dignity. Being housed is much more … analysing the health outcomes of the more than 152,000 people living in public housing in 2013. They were …
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  • World-first Census data highlights housing deprivation in LGBTQI+ community

    … the 2023 Census show at that time, 261 per 10,000 LGBTQI+ people aged 15 and over (4413) were estimated to be living in … LGBTQI+. The LGBTQI+ population had higher proportions of people affected across all categories of homelessness — those …
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  • The Panel with Ruth Money and Allan Blackman (Part 2)

    … Ruth Money and Allan Blackman discuss the high numbers of people representing themselves in the family court and the … discuss the mounting pressure power bills are putting on people, and the herb that may take over your garden. Listen …
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  • Rainbow community face high rates of homelessness

    … research from Fraser examined the experiences of eight people from the LGBTIQ+ community who had been homeless. … of the broader population," but "about 20 to 40 percent of people experiencing homelessness are part of the rainbow …
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  • Stable housing a critical step to help displaced young people

    … the first step towards improving health outcomes for young people who experience homelessness. Please listen . … Stable housing a critical step to help displaced young people
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  • LGBTIQ+ renters putting up with 'uninhabitable' housing - researcher

    … to speak out, a public health researcher says. LGBTIQ+ people were "disproportionately impacted by homelessness", … intersex, queer, and other sexual and gender minorities people comprise between 20 to 40 percent of those …
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