The Salvation Army’s latest report, Invisible in the SuperCity, was triggered by staff seeing many working families left homeless because their wages couldn’t pay for housing Pauline’s story Pauline has three young children and a baby due in two months. Their rent became too high for her husband’s wages, and the family were left couch-surfing Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Social Housing’
Auckland Council still intend to demolish Liston Village
Friday, October 9th, 2015
The Auckland Council says it is locked into a sale and purchase agreement made by the former Auckland City Council to purchase Liston Village from and the Catholic Diocese of Auckland. The deal involves progressively buying the Liston Village from the Catholic Church as units are vacated, expanding Monte Cecilia Park and rebuilding the Monte Read more
Cardinal Dew joins housing protesters
Tuesday, March 31st, 2015
Cardinal John Dew recently joined protesters concerned about empty Housing New Zealand properties and growing urgent housing lists. Dew told about 50 people at the protest on March 21 that 34,000 New Zealanders were either homeless or living in insecure homes. Good quality, safe shelter was a basic human right and New Zealand had a Read more
House for homeless women making a difference
Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
One year after opening its doors, the Wellington Homeless Women’s Trust House has become an established part of the Wellington social sector says Helen Wilson, the Trust’s the House manager. She says she is particularly proud of their new relationship with Arohata Prison, which is now a referrer to the Trust. Wilson says some of the Read more
Selling state houses will reduce available accommodation – Caritas
Friday, November 7th, 2014
“We are concerned that selling 20 per cent of state housing and possibly investing this capital away from social housing will reduce housing availability,” says Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Director Julianne Hickey. “This could further divide communities and reduce the security of low-income tenants, as we have already seen in communities like Pomare in Lower Hutt Read more