Hi There.
The government intends to SELL a fair number of HNZ homes, to make themselfs look good in trying to balance the books. The poor and the voiceless are once again going to bear the brunt of housing policies that failed to deliver affordable housing in the 1990',it is very much a case of reheated leftovers,no new ideas or policies.What is required is a housing building programme to stimulate the economy ,social housing not social cleansing of the poor is what is needed to create a stable community around the country.Encourage local councils to become engaged in a house building programme with low interest loans,many of these ideas worked in the past and could work again,all that is required is the political will.Housing is that important,it is the center of life as we know it. Many of those in political power at present had a good start to life with an affordable state house,but they seem happy to make sure no one else will have the benefits they enjoyed to get on in life.This is not fair,despite all the talk that New Zealand is a fair society for all people who call New Zealand home,we have to make our politicians accountable for the damage they will cause if affordable state housing is allowed to disappear bit by bit.
Manawatu Tenants Union
Hi There.
Housing is an issue that successive National governments have failed to address.The solution is really not that complicated.So it is good to see the new National led government has at long last acknowledged that housing affordability is a serious issue for struggling families to pay their rent or mortgages.
Child poverty is a scar New Zealand governments over the last number of years.So far all we have heard about is that the government intend to transfer thousands of state houses to social agencies like the Salvation Army and that they will sell more to the private sector.The selling of state housing failed in the past to bring some stability to the rental market rents just increased and the conditions of the house remained the same,there was little up keep of the sold properties.
What is needed is not a smaller state housing entity,but a smarter one.An example could be switching from housing support to landlords,to a house building programme,we need social housing not social cleansing.So lets see what the John Key National led government can be serious about eradicating poverty,in the land of plenty.
Housing is an issue that successive National governments have failed to address.The solution is really not that complicated.So it is good to see the new National led government has at long last acknowledged that housing affordability is a serious issue for struggling families to pay their rent or mortgages.
Child poverty is a scar New Zealand governments over the last number of years.So far all we have heard about is that the government intend to transfer thousands of state houses to social agencies like the Salvation Army and that they will sell more to the private sector.The selling of state housing failed in the past to bring some stability to the rental market rents just increased and the conditions of the house remained the same,there was little up keep of the sold properties.
What is needed is not a smaller state housing entity,but a smarter one.An example could be switching from housing support to landlords,to a house building programme,we need social housing not social cleansing.So lets see what the John Key National led government can be serious about eradicating poverty,in the land of plenty.
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