A report by by the Coalition to End Women's Homelessness shows 28.8 percent of people experiencing homelessness in Aotearoa were Māori.
A coalition working to end women's homelessness says child homelessness cannot be addressed without tackling womens homelessness.
It comes after research released by the Coalition to End Women's Homelessness (CEWH) found 33,192 children and young people were living in severe housing deprivation on Census night in 2023.
The children identified were living without shelter, in temporary accommodation, sharing someone else's private dwelling, or in housing deemed uninhabitable. They faced higher rates of abuse, poorer health outcomes and greater interaction with the justice system than their peers.
It also highlighted the disproportionate impacts on Māori and Pacific children, with young people living in severe housing deprivation more likely to come from these two ethnic groups.
