The Salvation Army has dipped into its reserves to help people who were turned down by Work and Income pay for rental housing bonds.
About four people have come into the Salvation Army Manukau office in the last two days to ask for help to get into new accommodation.
Salvation Army policy analyst Alan Johnson said the people were all referred by Work and Income offices.
“Effectively they’ve just turned up and said Work and Income told us to come down here.” Continue reading
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