4. Question No. 4—Housing and Urban DevelopmentHon JUDITH COLLINS (National—Papakura) to the Minister of Housing and Urban DevelopmentQuestion No. 4—Housing and Urban Development4. Hon JUDITH COLLINS (National—Papakura) to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What is the total target number of KiwiBuild dwellings via buying off the plans" across the three financial years to 2020-21 and what is the total financial value the Government is expected to underwrite if this target is met?Hon JENNY SALESA (Minister for Building and Construction) on behalf of the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Malo ni Mr Speaker. Happy Tokelau Language Week. The number of KiwiBuild homes being built through the Buying off the Plans initiative depends on a number of factors. The business case set a target of 800 in 2018-19 2500 in 2019-20 and 4000 in 2020-21. The total financial value may be between $3.7 billion and $4.7 billion over the three years depending on the types of homes being underwritten and their price points. The financial value of the underwrite will depend on the price points of the individual homes.Hon Judith Collins: Does he stand by his advice to Cabinet that while the Crown is "taking the sales risks as [the] houses we end up with through [an] underwrite may not be sold." the Crown has the option of using KiwiBuild houses for social housing?Hon JENNY SALESA: The Minister stands by his statement and we are making sure that we build KiwiBuild homes because the reality is that in Aotearoa New Zealand we do not have enough homes.Hon Judith Collins: Is he ensuring that KiwiBuild buyers are aware that some of the neighbouring houses may be used as Housing New Zealand rentals?Hon JENNY SALESA: We do not have all of the plans of say for instance the 10000 homes that we will be building in Māngere set out right now. Some of them will be KiwiBuild homes some of them will be social homes and some will be sold in the market but the fact is that we are in this position because we inherited housing under the National Government where we do not have enough houses. We're short by 71000 residential homes which is why we are building KiwiBuild homes.Hon Judith Collins: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. That's all very interesting but it did not address the question of whether he is ensuring that KiwiBuild buyers are aware that some of the neighbouring houses may be used as Housing New Zealand rentals.SPEAKER: I think that was addressed in the first part of the answer. There was probably some superfluous stuff at the end of it.Hon Judith Collins: How will the eligibility criteria that requires KiwiBuild buyers to own the home for at least three years be applied in the situation where a homeowner wants to sell due to any antisocial behaviour from Housing New Zealand neighbours?Hon JENNY SALESA: That is a question that we haven't had to deal with yet. As the honourable member knows we are going to be ensuring that the first folks that are moving into KiwiBuild homes in her electorate in Papakura happens before Christmas. I do not have the specific answer to her question but if she's wanting to have the Minister answer that specific question she is most welcome to put it down in writing.Hon Judith Collins: Then why did he say earlier this year when announcing a Housing New Zealand development on Greys Avenue in Auckland that having a mix of State and non-State houses together "[avoided] the potential pitfalls of having a very high concentration of high needs people living in a close vicinity"?Hon JENNY SALESA: We are a Government that is absolutely committed to ensuring we house all of our families. Those who are vulnerable we've made announcements that we will build public houses for them. Those who are homeless we've also made announcements that we will build and make sure that they are housed. These are challenges that we as the Government came in were landed with. Under the previous Government over nine years they did not build enough houses. They sold off State houses. We are a Government that is absolutely committed to ensuring that we build enough houses to house all of our vulnerable people."