Shining a light on homelessness and what we can do about it 10 October is World Homeless Day, an opportunity to draw attention to the needs of people experiencing homelessness and provide opportunities for communities to respond. The average life expectancy of someone...
Media release - Community Housing Aotearoa “Putting families into motels is a temporary fix for desperate situations, rather than a sustainable solution to problems of poverty and homelessness,” says Scott Figenshow, Chief Executive of Community Housing Aotearoa. He...
Originally based in Hillsborough they are now at the centre of Counties Manukau where 110,000 people live in overcrowded housing situations and garages and cars are commonly used as housing options while Auckland rents soar. Increasingly, Monte Cecilia are finding...
The Community Housing Regulatory Authority has released a series of guidance notes designed to provide more information on differentaspects of the regulatory process. The guidance notes to date cover: Class I Social Landlord: What sets you apart? Separation of...
The CRESA report found that the relationship between concentrated social housing and outcomes for social housing tenants does not necessarily have negative outcomes for the tenant. Rather, the authors found that: Evidence around low concentrations of social housing...
Tenants of one of the homes: Tami, Todd, Zach and Andrew The homes include a mixture of one and two bedroom properties, three of which are wheel chair accessible featuring wide hallways and fully accessible bathrooms. “These homes are great examples of the kinds of...
The Tribunal has given the agent until August to provide evidence Auckland Council has approved the garage for residential use. “…;if there is no Council approval for the sleep-out to be used for residential purposes, then no rent may be claimed for its...