State house sale plan ‘sugar coated’

Mar 25, 2015 | News

Labour says the Government has used the Salvation Army’s good name to reassure the public that houses will be sold to charities, when in it actually plans to sell them to private companies. The Salvation Army has decided not to buy state houses due to a lack of...

Property Institute urges rethink on Social Housing Policy

Mar 24, 2015 | News

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...

CHA calls for mind shift from government in housing debate

Mar 24, 2015 | News

Community Housing Aotearoa director Scott Figenshow says the Salvation Army’s announcement today that it no longer looking at purchasing state houses is no surprise. “Many in the sector have been saying that the only way they can make the sums work is if they are...

State housing: Government put pressure on us – Salvation Army

Mar 24, 2015 | News

The organisation announced yesterday it would not take part in the Government’s plan to sell up to 8000 state houses to community providers after research showed it would stretch its resources too far. It would consider joining forces with other providers to buy...