6. Economic Programme—Homelessness and Access to ServicesGRANT ROBERTSON (Labour—Wellington Central) to the Minister of FinanceEconomic Programme—Homelessness and Access to Services6. GRANT ROBERTSON (Labour—Wellington Central) to the Minister of Finance: Is the New Zealand economy delivering for all New Zealanders in particular the 41000 who are homeless the 533000 who could not afford to go to the doctor last year or the 90000 young people not in employment education or training?Hon STEVEN JOYCE (Minister of Finance): I do have to note the member for misrepresenting his statistics. There are around 1400 people who do not have a place to live; 2.1 million New Zealanders have access to free or low-cost GP visits; and the unemployment rate for 15- to 24-year-olds is actually 4.7 percent of the total age group which is lower than the general population rate of 4.9 percent. Yes New Zealand's economy is delivering around 10000 new jobs each month real wages are increasing and this Government will further boost incomes with the Family Incomes Package which delivers around $45 more per week to two parents on the minimum wage before adjustments for the accommodation supplement—and of course the member's party voted against it. Grant Robertson: Can he confirm that the number of 41000 homeless in the primary question comes from the census produced by Statistics New Zealand and is in fact the Government's definition of homeless"?Hon STEVEN JOYCE: No. In fact the member should go back and look at the data because the data refers to 41200 people who are living in a range of situations including temporarily resident with friends or family in boarding houses motels emergency housing or women's refuges. The amount of people estimated to be living rough or in improvised dwellings is 1413. The member needs to get his figures accurate.Grant Robertson: What exactly is his Government delivering to Maariri Pakuria who is homeless and pregnant and has been told that she cannot have an appointment about a social housing place until after her due date?Hon STEVEN JOYCE: I would encourage the member to take that case up fully with the Minister for Social Housing. The Government is investing very significantly in emergency housing through this Budget. We have committed $354 million now for transitional places providing housing for around 4000 families a year in need of warm and safe housing. That is the first time that transitional housing has received ongoing funding from the New Zealand Government. We are also increasing the number of social houses and investing in affordable houses around the country. Again I would encourage that member to take up that person's case with the Minister for Social Housing.Grant Robertson: What exactly is his Government delivering to the children staying in an Auckland caravan park who have moved four or five times this year and have not spent more than a few weeks at any one school because their family cannot find anywhere permanent to live?Hon STEVEN JOYCE: Again I would encourage the member to take that up with the Minister for Social Housing—that family's case and their details.Grant Robertson: You're the Government. What are you doing?Hon STEVEN JOYCE: Well I told the member in the last answer that the Government has committed $354 million for emergency housing places for around 4000 families a year—[Interruption] Mr SPEAKER: Order! I apologise to the Minister but there is little point in trying to yell above that interjection level.Grant Robertson: Why after 9 years in Government is he trying to claim that he is delivering to all New Zealanders when there are thousands of New Zealanders who are homeless thousands of children who are not staying in school regularly and thousands of New Zealand young people who cannot access mental health services? How is that delivering for all New Zealanders?Hon STEVEN JOYCE: The Budget is delivering for those New Zealanders by increasing the investment in mental health services—something like $244 million. This Government is doing work in social investment to give young New Zealanders who are vulnerable a better start in life by getting them into school. This Government is assisting unemployed people by getting them into work and mostly providing the jobs—the 10000 jobs a month that this economy is producing. That is a range of things that this Government is doing through Budget 2017 which shows and the public know that this Government is delivering for all New Zealanders."