CHA have made a submission on the Exposure Draft of the Incorporated Societies Bill.
The Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2) (HHG2) follows on the heels of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (RTA). Community Housing Aotearoa have made a submission on this bill.
For the last six years the NZCCSS Vulnerability Report has tracked the experiences of the families affected by the impacts of the global financial crisis and the organisations that work alongside them. "A ‘new normal’ of desperation to find housing, food and sufficient income to survive has emerged for many families”, says Trevor McGlinchey New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) Executive Officer. “The members’ reports clearly demonstrate the huge complexity of client needs and the ever-increasing demand for social services”.
The median weekly rent across New Zealand continued to climb steadily in the year to May, but growth was slower than last month according to the latest Trade Me Property Rental Index. Head of Trade Me Property Nigel Jeffries said the median weekly rent increased 4.8 per cent over the year to land at $440 in May. “Kiwi tenants are having to dig deeper – typically their rental property is costing them $1000 more per annum than it was a year ago. Markets like Auckland, the Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Northland are all experiencing very strong demand for rental properties.”
This is a great article from the New Zealand Policy Quarterly ( Volume 12, Issue 2 – May 2016) written by Peter Dykes giving an overview of social housing policy in New Zealand. The article is based on a research paper submitted as part of the requirements for a
Master of Public Policy degree through the School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington.
This paper explores the changes in tenure patterns (home ownership and renting) between 1986 and 2013, but focuses particularly on changes within the Māori and Pacific populations.
Auckland Council is considering whether to continue its current way of providing housing for older people or join forces with another organisation to create a new community housing provider (CHP).
The Minister for the Environment has released a proposed National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity (NPS-UDC) for public consultation.
Australia's affordable housing industry, where community housing providers supply affordable housing to households on low incomes, has, up to now, been modest and small scale.
Last week CHA made a submission requesting deferral of all development contributions for Retained Affordable Housing for the duration of the period that the residential unit is occupied by a household that meets the agreed definitions.
