Warning that charities ill prepared to take on social housing
Radio New Zealand Morning Report story – listen here.Housing reforms needed to go further says CHA
Community Housing Aotearoa director Scott Figenshow says it was good to hear that the government is realistic about the price it plans to put on the 1000-2000 state houses it intends to sell to community housing providers. However, it was disappointing that all of the...PrefabNZ + CHA Workshop – 25 February, Auckland
The workshop is part of the Levers for Prefab Action Plan research programme funded by BRANZ, the independent Building Research Association, along with members of the prebuilt design and construction industry. The aim of the workshop is to gauge the number of housing...Affordable Housing Seminar, 11 February, Wellington
Date: Wednesday 11 February 2015 Venue: University of Otago, Wellington Speakers include: Len Cook, former chief statistician in both NZ and the UK Alan Johnston, Salvation Army Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit, author of “Give me shelter: An assessment of New...Prime Minister’s State of the Nation Speech – Next steps in social housing
Ladies and Gentlemen. New Zealand is in good shape and getting better. We are making great strides towards building a stronger, more prosperous country – a country where we can have a great lifestyle and earn a good income that compares well with the rest of the...Ministers confirm commitment to social housing
Prime Minister John Key today confirmed increased funding for social houses, where tenants receive an income-related rent subsidy from the Government. “The social housing reform programme will ensure that more people who need housing support can access it from a wider...The process for state-house transfers
Housing providers must be registered with the Community Housing Regulatory Authority and will be subject to regulation under the Social Housing Reform (Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Amendment) Act 2013. It is proposed that the transfer of tenanted state...