Rental crisis: Would you pay $30,000 upfront to get a rental? Tenants desperate measures
7 May, 2021 06:00 PM
9 minutes to read
Property economists warn that national rental price growth is outpacing property values.
A man who, after two months of rental rejections, offered to pay potential landlords $30,000 upfront.
A Rotorua couple so desperate for a rental they pay more than they can afford and are broke all the time .
A migrant family from South Africa trapped in Tauranga who fear they could be homeless soon.
A working mum with great references afraid she will end up in emergency housing after her landlord gave notice he had decided to move back in - forcing her out.
Bernie Smith of Monte Cecilia Housing Trust.
Photo: Eva Corlett
Morning Report a commitment to ramping up support for those living in motels.
Demand for emergency accommodation has exploded in recent years with the government now spending nearly a million dollars a day to put people up.
There are about 8500 people living in motels and other temporary accommodation, some in conditions one of the government s own ministers has described as inhumane .
Many tenants have complex mental health and addiction issues, and intimidation is rife in some places.
Ardern said the government already provided wrap-around services to some in emergency accommodation, and it was considering boosting this.
Emergency accommodation support services lack a moral failure by Govt - social housing provider
29 Apr, 2021 06:39 PM
3 minutes to read
Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo / File
RNZ
By Hamish Cardwell of RNZ
A social housing provider is demanding the Government provide full wraparound support to everyone living in emergency accommodation.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern indicated on RNZ s Morning Report a commitment to ramping up support for those living in motels.
Demand for emergency accommodation has exploded in recent years, with the Government now spending nearly a million dollars a day to put people up.
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