Press Release – Office of the Children’s Commissioner A survey showing nearly a third of secondary students in northern New Zealand experience housing deprivation shows the need to urgently review the accommodation supplement and increase the Family Tax Credit, Childrens Commissioner Andrew Becroft says. … A survey showing nearly a third of secondary students in northern New Zealand experience housing deprivation shows the need to urgently review the accommodation supplement and increase the Family Tax Credit, Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft says. Just under a third of the more than 7000 students surveyed by Youth19http://www.youth19.ac.nz/> in its Housing Deprivation Brief reported experiencing at least one form of housing deprivation in the previous year. This is consistent with existing data*.