1F Nohonga-a-whare: Housing

Adequate housing contributes to the right to live in security, peace and dignity.

A number of submitters were positive about the support they received to obtain Wellington City Council flats. This was appreciated as a number of people had been turned down, when applying for a room in a flat, once they disclosed they were trans. Some submissions raised the question about whether there were safe, appropriate refuges and emergency housing for trans people.

Some submitters had been required to show their birth certificate for real estate agents to check on their tenancy history. This disclosed the transgender status of anyone who had not been able to legally change their sex. Some submitters felt they had been treated less favourably once those details were revealed.

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