It stressed, however, that the agency’s frontline tenancy management roles are not directly impacted by the proposed changes.
Matt Crockett, chief executive of Kāinga Ora, said the organisation’s model and workforce need to reflect the agency’s focus on providing social housing in a financially sustainable way.
“We need to align to this tighter focus, and reduced volume of activity, while enabling more cost-effective provision of housing and support services to our tenants. Unfortunately, that means there may be job losses,” Crockett said in a statement.
Kāinga Ora staff have until April 22 to provide their feedback on the proposed cuts, with the agency aiming to finish the resizing process by June 30.
“While our people have been aware that workforce changes were coming, it has been a difficult day. Our priority now is ensuring we do everything we can over the coming weeks to support them through this process,” Crockett said.