Housing Reserve Fund changes Debate

Community Wellbeing - Health

Option 2

Residents supporting Option 2 emphasize the critical link between housing and health, advocating for the expansion of the Housing Reserve Fund to include vulnerable housing support as essential for community wellbeing. They highlight the need for enhanced housing quality through roles like an Eco Design Advisor to ensure compliance with Healthy Home Standards and improve energy efficiency, which directly impacts residents' health by preventing energy hardship and related health issues. Additionally, there is a strong argument that stable, affordable housing for low-income families is vital to prevent broader social and health-related issues within the community, underscoring the importance of integrating housing initiatives with broader urban and environmental planning.

Table of comments:

Point No	Comment
155.5	Build/re use/adapt for vulnerable housing/or extreme weather events/earthquakes.Build in parks, Queens Gardens rather than City.Rebuild of psychiatric care service, cutbacks here cause very vulnerable homeless and without follow up and residential care/support.
447.5	Council should be partnering to provide housing support. Housing is one of the most significant determinants of health and it benefits all rate-payers to have good housing
948.2	We agree that housing is a pressing issue for the community. This includes a shortage in housing supply alongside poor quality housing which is difficult and expensive to heat. The provision of an Eco Design Advisor would provide internal expertise which can support ongoing compliance of Council housing with Healthy Home Standards. While also offering advice on retrofit programs to further improve the social housing which is provided by the council, mitigating risks of energy hardship and possibilities of health issues arising for social housing occupants.By providing an Eco Design Advisor also creates an opportunity for Eco Design Advice to be offered to community housing providers. Eco Design Advice provided for new building developments frequently results in improved energy efficiency outcomes without increasing the construction costs. Again, this supports improved energy efficiency and ease of heating enabling warm dry healthy housing for those living in social housing.We support the expansion of the service to develop and provide accommodation for our vulnerable and highest need residents. We believe an Eco Design Advisor role would supplement this by providing critical advice in building performance to ensure unintended consequences are avoided.
948.2	We agree that housing is a pressing issue for the community. This includes a shortage in housing supply alongside poor quality housing which is difficult and expensive to heat. The provision of an Eco Design Advisor would provide internal expertise which can support ongoing compliance of Council housing with Healthy Home Standards. While also offering advice on retrofit programs to further improve the social housing which is provided by the council, mitigating risks of energy hardship and possibilities of health issues arising for social housing occupants.By providing an Eco Design Advisor also creates an opportunity for Eco Design Advice to be offered to community housing providers. Eco Design Advice provided for new building developments frequently results in improved energy efficiency outcomes without increasing the construction costs. Again, this supports improved energy efficiency and ease of heating enabling warm dry healthy housing for those living in social housing.We support the expansion of the service to develop and provide accommodation for our vulnerable and highest need residents. We believe an Eco Design Advisor role would supplement this by providing critical advice in building performance to ensure unintended consequences are avoided.
965.5	I only support this if the houses can be built on areas that do not have flood-risks from climate change, and using a low carbon construction method.
1034.4	As in other places in NZ there is an affordability housing crisis in Nelson. If in 10 years as your longterm plan indicates those over 65 will increase to 1 in 4 there will be more people who have a limited income which will impact on their ability to house themselves in this community. I support including diversity in our community. If those on low incomes especially families can not find stable housing, the social effects will be felt by all of us in time with a negative impact on our security as well as increases in need for health and welfare services. The Council should continue to work with partners to provide social and affordable housing solutions for those that need it. I feel the Council should amend criteria for new applications to require alignment with the Urban Greening Plan 2022.