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Government spends $5.5 million on IT to charge for emergency motel stays
3 May, 2021 07:40 AM
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Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni said the spend was necessary. Photo / Samuel Rillstone, RNZ
RNZ
By Nita Blake-Persen of RNZ
The Government is being criticised for spending $5.5 million on IT changes so it could charge people living in motels for their emergency accommodation.
Since October, people living in emergency accommodation have had to pay 25 per cent of their income towards the cost of motels, bringing them in line with other social housing costs.
Prior to that their stay was covered by the Ministry for Social Development unless they failed to meet their obligations in searching for new accommodation. ....

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