Emergency housing bill: Homeless in Rotorua motels costs millions in three months
10 Mar, 2021 05:07 PM
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More than $5.6 million has been spent on emergency housing and special needs grants in Rotorua during the past three months - a jump of nearly $1 million compared with the previous three months. The spend is being described as out of control by Rotorua MP Todd McClay and will be one of the topics discussed at what is expected to be a heated public meeting on homelessness he is hosting in Rotorua on Monday.
Emergency housing grants fund people with no other housing options to go into places such as motels while special needs grants cover essential one-off spends.
National MP Todd McClay calls public meeting to address Rotorua s homeless issue
25 Feb, 2021 06:00 PM
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National MP Todd McClay is holding a public meeting to address Rotorua s homelessness problem. Photo / File
Rotorua Daily Post
Families too nervous to let their children walk to school because of neighbouring issues with crime and loitering has provoked a public meeting by Rotorua s National MP.
Todd McClay hopes it will give residents the opportunity to voice their concerns over homelessness, social disorder and crime.
McClay said residents of Glenholme, Fenton Park and the CBD were becoming increasingly agitated with people using Fenton St and surrounding areas to deal with Rotorua s housing shortage.