Auckland Council has used the new Development Capacity Model to show a 56% increase in plan enabled dwellings and a 140% increase in dwellings commercially feasible. This means the number of dwellings that are commercially feasible today stands at 154,000 (excluding...
The Child Poverty Action Group is calling for more support to be given to low income whānau to get into healthy and affordable homes. It is launching a campaign to enforce the need for a Warrant of Fitness for rental housing. George Makapatana, who has had 11-years of...
Housing costs are also having a huge impact on people’s incomes, says New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) policy advisor Paul Barber. Half of all the people receiving the accommodation supplement are paying more than 50% of their income in rental...
The seminar will focus on learning from housing providers and industry professionals who have been responsible for enacting business continuity and disaster plans and are actively involved in disaster recovery. Program highlights: Canterbury Recovery. Presented by...
The Unit will co-ordinate strategic Māori housing policy across government and support the implementation of He Whare Ahuru He Oranga Tangata – The Māori Housing Strategy. “The establishment of the Māori Housing Unit is another step in the Government’s plan to improve...
In its submission, CHA supports, in principle, the Council’s preferred Option as set out in section 3.2 of the “Reasons for the Proposal”. Read the CHA Submission here
The Community Housing Regulatory Authority (CHRA) website has up to date information on Registration and Regulation for Class 1 Social Landlord CHPs including Performance Standards and Guidelines, reporting requirements and application details for registering as a...
The Bays Community Housing Trust’s latest purpose-built house will be ready for occupancy by 1 September 2014. The house has a Lifemark Rating of 5, designed for ease of use for older people and is also within easy walking distance of shops, community amenities and...
Shamubeel Eaqub is a keynote speaker this morning at Making Community Housing Happen: The Impact Conference being held in Nelson. Read the media release here
At its conference in Nelson today (July 3), Director Scott Figenshow announced to delegates an investment plan on how the $5 billion capital required over five years would be achieved. Read the media release here
Community Housing Federation of Australia executive director Carol Croce says this means that the rental income New Zealand community housing organisations receive ends up being used to pay back the purchase costs, rather than being directed into building more social...
“Matching new land supply with community housing organisations that also receive philanthropic investment and private capital means that the mixed tenure, mixed income community might need less from the government to build the same house.” says Scott Figenshow. He...