At least 20,000 new social houses are needed over the next decade to deal with growing numbers of homeless, a new reports warns.

And although the Government has pledged it will build 5000 to 6000 social houses over the next decade, to help provide more Kiwis with a home, a just-released Salvation Army report indicates this may not be enough.

Report author Alan Johnson joined Mike Hosking this morning to discuss the crisis. 

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