IDI Social housing data (HNZ)

The Housing New Zealand Corporation (HNZ) data documents the content of the Relationship, Houses Snapshot, New Applications, New Household Applications, Exit Register, Household Register, Household Register Snapshot, Register Snapshot, Household Status Change Register, Status Changes Register, Tenancy Exit, Household Tenancy Snapshot, Tenancy Snapshot, Transfer Applications, and Household Transfer Applications tables that the HNZ provides to Stats NZ to use in the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI). The HNZ datasets contain administrative data collected from 2000 to 2015 (New Applications, Register Applications, Transfer Applications, Tenancy Applications) and from 2001/1980 (Tenancy Snapshot and Household tables), 1980/1957 (Tenancy Exit Records), 2000/1993 (Houses Snapshots) to (ongoing) for individuals waiting for social housing, individuals in social housing, details about their tenancy, and the property details of government housing. Social Housing data documents the content of the social housing datasets that Housing New Zealand provides to Statistics New Zealand to use in the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI).

The social housing data sought includes information about: • individuals waiting for social housing, • those in social housing, • details about the tenancy, and • the property details of government housing.

This dictionary provides information on the variables contained in the datasets including technical information and descriptions. The dictionary also provides encyclopaedic information on concepts, policies, and other high-level information relevant to this dataset. Use this data dictionary if you are interested in understanding and accessing HNZ data in the IDI for your research.