October 6th.
It is ironic that we now hear and read about poverty from politicians in government,who supported the policies which created the poverty in the first place.
The National government and their support parties,think social housing should be housing of last resort,but never admit that there is not enough of it. A key role for the state is to balance market forces and promote public well being as poverty leads to decay ,the longer it persists the harder it is to get out of it.All the evidence to date shows that more and more tenants are struggling to afford a place to call home.The private rental market is the driver of poverty in New Zealand.It all points to one thing,we have to build more housing that is affordable and provides security for tenants.
The legacy of the present government will be one of increasing housing poverty and all its associated evils.
