CHA member Emerge Aotearoa will provide 30 places for individuals or families, for a stay of up to 12 weeks. “This means we can house at least a further 120 people each year, including parents with children, on top of the emergency housing that is already available...
Registered charities were exempt from these requirements, but from 30 November 2016 the exemption will end and the new rules will apply to everybody. This means that all community and voluntary organisations, including registered charities, wanting to raise money from...
Council planners want to intensify housing in areas of the city that were previously off the radar but they face opposition from some residents in those suburbs. The council argues the proposed changes are not binding and would be considered by an independent Unitary...
Seven trustees have been confirmed for the new Otautahi Community Housing Trust, which is made up of three Council trustees (Deputy Mayor Vicki Buck and Councillors Andrew Turner and Paul Lonsdale), and four independent trustees (Alex Skinner, Pam Sharpe, Lloyd Mander...
Paula Bennett said “This Bill ensures the Government can be clear and transparent in transferring HNZ properties to the community sector. Combined with the guaranteed income stream through the Income Related Rent Subsidy, transferring properties gives them capital and...
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Community Housing Aotearoa, established 10 years ago, is the national umbrella group for the community housing sector. We represent 74 members, including councils and not-for-profit organisations who are delivering community housing solutions. Community Housing...
Accessible Properties is an approved Community Housing Provider that already provides housing on a large scale throughout the country. The company was established with a focus on providing housing to people with disabilities, but the scope has now been extended to the...
Earlier this year the Prime Minister spelled out plans to sell up to 8000 state houses to approved community housing providers or iwi by 2017 in order to: · increase the number of social houses provided by either Housing New Zealand or other providers · ensure that...
The Salvation Army has decided against buying state homes off the Government, a blow the Labour Party says is “hugely embarrassing”. The decision came after a study to test its capacity to become a major social housing landlord. Prime Minister John Key...
The aim of this Service is to provide a stable and safe living environment for up to 20 young people (at any one time) for the duration of their need to assist that young person towards independent living and to reduce demand on the Social Housing Register. The...
“The earthquakes and subsequent housing shortage have left some people living in desperate circumstances. Doing nothing is not an option, and this innovative solution will support some of Christchurch’s most vulnerable people and families,” says Mrs Bennett. Read the...
Our current director Alison Cadman is taking a six-month sabbatical from July 2015 to December 2015 and we need someone to undertake this role for this time. If you would be interested in leading and managing a dynamic, growing community housing organisation based in...
“The government is recognising the housing pressures that exist in Christchurch. Rents have increased 47% following the earthquakes and intervention through increasing the supply of housing, including emergency, transitional housing, is an immediate and ongoing...
State house tenants have told the Finance Minister, Bill English, they fear the Government’s plans to sell state homes will result in vulnerable people forced out of their homes. Listen to the story from Radio New Zealand’s Morning Report here.