Emergency Housing Funding Review
More information about the review and a link to the survey is available at the following link here. The survey is open until Friday 1 May. MSD is keen to hear from as wide a range of providers as possible so would greatly welcome your participation in this survey and...
March 26, 2015 Newsletters
March 26, 2015 NewslettersPartnering for progress: How to accelerate the development of Social and Affordable Housing at scale in New Zealand
Wednesday 15 April, 3pm registration for a 3.30pm prompt start. Refreshments and the Speed Dating networking will conclude the event at 6pm. This event is free to attend and is limited to a maximum of two people per organisation. This is an opportunity to meet...Update on taxation issues
Part of the solution officials arrived at for addressing the potential tax liabilities faced by community housing providers, in the wake of the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust decision and the new income tax exemption of “Community Housing Entities”, was for...$500,000 boost for emergency housing providers
“In January the Prime Minister announced Government plans to support the emergency housing sector with a $500,000 cash injection alongside a wider review of funding, as part of our Social Housing Reforms,” says Mrs Bennett. Today’s announcement sees additional...State house sale plan ‘sugar coated’
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...New social housing builds under way
The Council today marked a ground-breaking ceremony with tenants at its Berwick Courts housing complex in St Albans, where three new units are being built. A total of 25 new units are scheduled to open between October and December this year across three of the...
Social Services Committee 2013/14 annual review of Housing New Zealand Corporation
Of note is the Corporation’s reported $575 million to invest, including $320 million of insurance payments from earthquake claims. The Corporation estimates home costs, in addition to the cost of land, are about $300,000 for a two-bedroom home and $400,000-$500,000...