The importance of housing assistance on reducing youth offending in New Zealand
Yu, Chang
The importance of housing assistance on reducing youth offending in New Zealand Chang Yu, Mary Buchanan, Ethan Te Ora, Tiria Pehi, Lori Leigh, Philippa Howden-Chapman, Jacqueline Paul and Nevil Pierse - Taylor & Francis, 2025 - Urban Policy and Research .
Urban Policy and Research, 2025, First published online, 7 June 2025
This paper examines the relationship between housing assistance and youth offending in New Zealand (NZ). Using the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI), we established three cohorts of youth aged 14–24 who were part of households that received the Emergency Housing Special Needs Grant (EHSNG), lived in public housing, or received the Accommodation Supplement (AS) between 2016 and 2022. We found that offending decreased significantly among young people living in public housing or receiving the AS compared with the general population. However, reductions were not significant among those receiving EHSNGs, highlighting the importance of stable housing assistance on reducing youth offending. (Authors' abstract). Record #9286
Kāinga Ora
CRIME PREVENTION
DISCRIMINATION
HOUSING
MĀORI
PACIFIC PEOPLES
PASIFIKA
RACISM
SOCIAL SERVICES
TĀNGATA O TE MOANA-NUI-A-KIWA
TAIOHI
TAITAMARIKI
TAMARIKI
TOKO I TE ORA
WHAKAHĀWEA IWI
WHARE NOHO
YOUNG OFFENDERS
YOUNG PEOPLE
NEW ZEALAND
The importance of housing assistance on reducing youth offending in New Zealand Chang Yu, Mary Buchanan, Ethan Te Ora, Tiria Pehi, Lori Leigh, Philippa Howden-Chapman, Jacqueline Paul and Nevil Pierse - Taylor & Francis, 2025 - Urban Policy and Research .
Urban Policy and Research, 2025, First published online, 7 June 2025
This paper examines the relationship between housing assistance and youth offending in New Zealand (NZ). Using the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI), we established three cohorts of youth aged 14–24 who were part of households that received the Emergency Housing Special Needs Grant (EHSNG), lived in public housing, or received the Accommodation Supplement (AS) between 2016 and 2022. We found that offending decreased significantly among young people living in public housing or receiving the AS compared with the general population. However, reductions were not significant among those receiving EHSNGs, highlighting the importance of stable housing assistance on reducing youth offending. (Authors' abstract). Record #9286
Kāinga Ora
CRIME PREVENTION
DISCRIMINATION
HOUSING
MĀORI
PACIFIC PEOPLES
PASIFIKA
RACISM
SOCIAL SERVICES
TĀNGATA O TE MOANA-NUI-A-KIWA
TAIOHI
TAITAMARIKI
TAMARIKI
TOKO I TE ORA
WHAKAHĀWEA IWI
WHARE NOHO
YOUNG OFFENDERS
YOUNG PEOPLE
NEW ZEALAND