| Moana* was almost full-term in her pregnancy with her third child, when she had to leave the home
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she shared with her sister, as she was moving to Australia. Moving into her parents’ home with her husband and children, they shared a mattress on the kitchen floor in the Housing New Zealand home. After giving birth to a healthy baby, they assessed their situation and knew that the living arrangements were less than suitable. After speaking to a Monte Cecilia Social Worker, they gained transitional housing - a short term solution that provided them with a little breathing space. Having settled into transitional housing, the family were forced to move once again - this time, with a happier outcome. A new social housing home was provided and their social worker helped set them up with furniture and their application for Moana’s husbands’ work visa.
*Moana – Not her real name.
