Our research shows the level of housing need in the Nelson Tasman region continues to climb. Our most recent survey, for the six months to June 2024, showed there were 739 households needing affordable housing, on top of the 450 households on the Public Housing Register. This was a record number of households needing affordable housing, since we started doing this survey 7 years ago. Another noticeable trend was the increasing pressure on community organisations providing housing-related services: for example, the Nelson Tasman Housing Trust saw a 77% increase in requests for housing help over the survey period. Read a summary of the survey results here.