A Social Enterprise - Delivering Affordable Housing
Homes for People is a social enterprise established as a response to the growing need in our community.
Homes for People is locally managed:
- Developing "Affordable Homes" for low-income people and households
- Helping fulfil the Kiwi dream through an "Assisted Homeowner" programme
- Delivering "Transitional Housing" for homeless people and households
Homes for People exists to relieve poverty by developing social and affordable housing to help low-income people and households in our community.
Homes for Sale
- Homes in our development pipeline
- Suitable sites undergoing investigation
- Sites awaiting sufficient funding
Recent Developments
Homes for People has completed the development of:
- 5x 1-Bedroom homes
- 6x 2-Bedroom homes
Pipeline
Homes for People is currently going through Design and Consent processes for:
- Palmerston North - 3x 1-Bedroom, 2x 2-Bedroom
- Ashhurst - 3x 1-Bedroom, 6x 2-Bedroom, 2x 4-Bedroom, 3x TBC
- Levin - 2x 2-Bedroom
Homes for People, as a charitable trust, includes an application process for potential buyers.
Your application will be considered and you will be contacted if you have been shortlisted for an available home. The shortlisted group will be considered by a community advisory panel.
As a charitable trust, we can choose buyers based on aspects such as income, housing need, disability requirements.
We also seek to balance the social dynamics and needs within each of our developments.

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About Us
Homes for People is a charitable trust, established in July 2016, in response to the growing housing need in provincial New Zealand.
We are engaged in a whole of community response, combining Social Impact Investment with commercial and community partnerships to deliver new affordable housing for low-income people and households.
Homes for People homes are designed using principals of urban design with low-maintenance, cost-effective living the desired outcome.
Contact Us
Affordable Housing:
130 Kaimanawa Street, Palmerston North
Mobile: +64 (0)21 448 408 (Darren)
Transitional Housing:
632 Pioneer Highway, Palmerston North
Mobile: +64 (0)22 024 3742 (Cheri)
General Inquiries:
Phone: +64 (0)6 352 0098
Email: welcome@homesforpeople.co.nz