The New Zealand government is introducing changes to the social housing system, including increasing tenant rent contributions to 30% from 2027, with savings redirected to support private rental households, while facing criticism over fairness and affordability during a cost of活.
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TZNC's apply. So let's look at what they're trying to do with social housing. So the income related rent from social housing tenants, that's going to go from twenty-five to thirty percent. That money then gets put into the accommodation supplement, which means more support for those in the private sector. Now Murray Edridge is the Wellington City missionary with us. Good morning, Mike. So I heard a lot of moaning about this yesterday. I can't work it out. If I explain that right, you take some from somebody else who's getting a better deal, and you they're just trying to balance it, aren't they?
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