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Warwick Smith/Stuff Boon was diagnosed with Friedreich's 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 degenerative neurological condition was progressing. A trusted friend in the disability community vi...

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 thousands of people in the Bay of Plenty keep a roof over their heads amid the region's deepening housi...

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 region's deepening housing crisis. Thousands across the region qualify for the Accommodation Supplement – a non-taxable benefit to help pay for rent, board or the costs of owning a home. Nearly $3m a week is being paid to help pay for housing cost...

With around 600,000 households renting and around 41 per cent of children living in rented homes, the reforms came at a time when Kiwis were renting more than ever, she said. “That’s why a key focus of the reforms has been to improve security of tenure and enable tenants to put down roots in their communities and make their houses their homes.” ROSA WOODS/Stuff Tenant advocates, like Renters United, have long campaigned for caps on rents. The reforms mean it will now no longer be possible for landlords to issue 90-day “no cause” termination notices and fixed term tenancies will a...