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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...

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, the impacts of the necessary policy solutions will not be seen immediately. Not one single change ...

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 we got here and what can be done to help people in Aotearoa New Zeaand have a decent home, whether t...