Motel generation : Nearly 4000 kids are living in NZ motels
23 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
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Aliccia Viggars had been living in transitional housing at Tamatea s Fern Motel from August, 2018, to March, 2021. Photo / Paul Taylor
Aliccia Viggars had been living in transitional housing at Tamatea s Fern Motel from August, 2018, to March, 2021. Photo / Paul Taylor
Fears of an emerging motel generation are beginning to grow in Hawke s Bay as the number of children living in emergency accommodation spikes. Ministry of Social Development data revealed to Hawke s Bay Today shows there are now 3888 children living in emergency housing nationwide – 225 in Hawke s Bay alone.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told Hawke s Bay Today that while alternatives to emergency housing are sometimes worse, the Government is not satisfied with the current arrangements.
Motel generation feared as emergency housing need continues
13 Apr, 2021 07:31 AM
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A child on a bike at an emergency accommodation motel. Photo / RNZ
RNZ
By Nita Blake-Persen of RNZ
There are fears Aotearoa could end up with a motel generation as whānau struggling to afford rents are bumped across emergency accommodation providers.
Latest figures show there are more than 4000 children living in emergency accommodation - mainly motels - with more than 1000 of those living there for up to a year.
At December 31, there were 4137 children living in motels, according to the latest figures from the Ministry for Social Development. Single parents with children made up the second-highest household group.
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