Blenheim faces housing issues

Peter McGhee has been living in a motel while state houses in Blenheim are boarded up More was spent on the Emergency Housing Special Needs Grants in this region than anywhere else in the South Island in the December quarter, when 340 grants were issued. In 2012,...
Rental homes in poorer condition than owner occupied homes

Rental homes in poorer condition than owner occupied homes

Of the more than 500 houses assessed in the BRANZ Housing Condition Survey, nearly a third of rentals felt damp, three times as many as the owner-occupied properties. Assessors rated rental properties twice as likely to be ‘poorly maintained’. The survey,...

New social housing quarterly report out

The report shows that: ·$550 million total housing support provided in the March 2017 quarter (89 days) ·Helped 1800 households into homes ·4865 people on the housing register – up 2 per cent on last quarter ·9218 emergency housing Special Needs Grants paid to 2616...

Life When Renting – mid-term summit

This research programme asks, what are the future implications for NZ of growing dependence on the rental market? It is about the future of older people in an increasingly diverse NZ where there is not only population ageing but also NZ’s previously very high rate of...
27 April CHA Newsletter

Community Housing Aotearoa Newsletter 13 April 2017

We also look at new research on community housing providers, procurement and the building industry and there will be a briefing on this and other research on 9 May. Included is an update on the Auckland emergency housing network and a look at the research on...
Rental homes in poorer condition than owner occupied homes

New research on positive outcomes in affordable housing

These reports, along with a summary reports (bulletin and synthesis), are attached here: ·HF Research Bulletin April 2017.pdf – an over view of all three studies – Housing Foundation (HF) ·Social and Economic Impacts of Housing Tenure FCSPRU.pdf – Family Centre...

Auckland emergency housing network update

Welcomed by Bernie Smith from Monte Cecilia, Minister Adams was introduced to members of the network. The longstanding work of network members and their proven track record within their local communities was acknowledged by Bernie. “Each service provides a one-on-one...