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Warwick Smith/Stuff Boon was diagnosed with Friedreichs Ataxia when he was 17. As the disease progressed it made walking and talking increasingly harder, and also affected his hearing. That’s where my people were: the creatives and the outspoken. But it was the welfare system, in part, that eventually forced me to leave. I worked for as long as I could as an administrator at the Ministry of Health, between 2015 and 2017, before my mental health became too bad to continue. At the time my d...

Millions spent weekly in Rotorua on supplements to help pay rent 27 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM 7 minutes to read An increasing number of Bay renters are under financial pressure amid the housing crisis and needing more assistance from Work and Income. Photo / Getty Images An increasing number of Bay renters are under financial pressure amid the housing crisis and needing more assistance from Work and Income. Photo / Getty Images Rotorua Daily Post Nearly $3 million a week is being spent helping tho...

Millions spent weekly in Bay of Plenty on supplements to help pay rent 27 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM 6 minutes to read Social Development and Employment Minister Carmel Sepuloni. Photo / File Bay of Plenty Times Nearly $3 million a week is being spent helping thousands of people in the Bay of Plenty keep a roof over their heads amid the regions deepening housing crisis. Thousands across the region qualify for the Accommodation Supplement – a non-taxable benefit to help pay for rent...

Friday, 23 April 2021, 11:55 am Much has been written about the reasons contributing to the crisis in housing affordability in New Zealand and its immediate and longer term consequences. This paper draws on research and commentary about how we got here and what can be done to help people in Aotearoa New Zeaand have a decent home, whether through owning it or renting/leasing it. “There is no easy or quick fix to New Zealand’s over-valued housing market. Whether house prices spiral up or down...

Article – Closing The Gap Much has been written about the reasons contributing to the crisis in housing affordability in New Zealand and its immediate and longer term consequences. This paper draws on research and commentary about how we got here and what can be done to help people … Much has been written about the reasons contributing to the crisis in housing affordability in New Zealand and its immediate and longer term consequences. This paper draws on research and commentary about how ...

At 78, Dot Hutton is reliant on temporary support to pay her rent. In March 2018, home-ownership was at its lowest in almost 70 years. Since then the median price has almost doubled and rent is up by a quarter. Stuff’s Off the Ladder series talks to those priced out of the market. Dot Hutton is 78 years old and depends on temporary support payments to supplement her pension and make rent. Even with the Temporary Additional Support (TAS) benefit – which Hutton said she must reapply for ev...

Press Release – New Zealand National Party Our public housing system is bursting at the seams with record high numbers of New Zealanders waiting for a state house, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. Figures released today show there are now 22,521 people waiting for public housing, roughly four times as many as when National left office. On average, people will wait 177 days to be housed. These are Kiwis classified as ‘at risk’ with a ‘severe and persistent housing ne...

22,400 fewer children experiencing material hardship 45,400 fewer children in low income households on after-housing costs measure After-housing costs...

Emergency Housing clients throw rental opportunities to stay in cheaper accommodation, rental agent says 2 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM 5 minutes to read Clients in emergency housing need to show theyve made reasonable efforts to look for other accommodation options, Ministry of Social Development says. Photo / File Eating a pie, smelling like cigarettes, rude, and poorly presented - some emergency housing clients are showing up to rental viewings to "tick a box" to stay in cheaper accommodation, renta...

Press Release – New Zealand National Party The Government’s public housing plan will fall well short of fixing New Zealand’s housing emergency, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says. “The social housing waiting list is growing at an alarming rate. In the past 12 months alone another 7900 people put their hand up for a home. “At this rate, another 32,000 people could be on the waiting list by 2025. That makes today’s announcement a drop in the bucket when it comes to f...