Monday, 14 December 2020, 2:17 pm
News that that over $3 million was spent a single quarter
alone in Lower Hutt between June and September on emergency
housing special needs grants is just further confirmation
that the Hutt housing crisis is getting worse, says Chris
Bishop, National List MP based in Hutt South
“This
is a record new level of emergency housing spending in the
Hutt. In March 2017 just under $200,000 was spent in a
quarter on emergency housing special needs grants, which pay
for people to stay in motels whilst waiting for social
housing to become available. Since then the numbers have
risen sharply. By December 2019 over a million dollars every
Press Release – New Zealand National Party
More and more New Zealanders are feeling helpless as the property ladder is rapidly pulled up in front of them because the Government has no real solutions to the housing crisis.
“Housing Minister Megan Woods needs to take responsibility for the emergency that is unfolding on her watch,” National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says.
“Our most vulnerable are the worst hit. People on lower wages are increasingly spending more than half of their income on rent and it’s, sadly, driving more families onto the social housing waiting list, which has more than tripled in the past three years.”
Press Release – New Zealand National Party More and more New Zealanders are feeling helpless as the property ladder is rapidly pulled up in front of them because the Government has no real solutions to the housing crisis. Housing Minister Megan Woods needs to take responsibility for the emergency …
More and more New Zealanders are feeling helpless as the property ladder is rapidly pulled up in front of them because the Government has no real solutions to the housing crisis.
“Housing Minister Megan Woods needs to take responsibility for the emergency that is unfolding on her watch,” National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says.
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