Livingston and Associates Ltd. have been conducting research funded by the Building Research Levy on the opportunity of alternative housing tenures for New Zealand. Research Update 2 titled “Private Renter Stress and the Accommodation Supplement” examined the experiences of private renters and how the accommodation supplement impacts affordability. The report found that an increasing number of renters cannot affordability rent particularly those earning under 80% of the regional median household income.
Alternative Housing Tenures – The Opportunity for New Zealand: Research Update 7 System Enablers
Livingston and Associates Ltd (in conjunction with Chris Glaudel from Community Housing Solutions, James Berghan from Otago University and Daniel du Plessis from BRANZ) are currently working on a research project investigating the enablers and barriers impacting on...
