Photo: SuppliedA new $100 million apartment complex is coming to the heart of Manukau - but you'll have to be at least 55 years old to get in. "Kāinga Ora recognises our older customers have specific housing needs, which we are addressing through senior housing developments such as the proposed project in Manukau," Pearce said. Photo: Supplied/ Local Democracy Reporting"I had $17 left a week after paying the rent," O'Meara said. "Being on a pension and paying market rent meant I didn't have a lot of money left to live on." There are declining home ownership rates, more people needing to continue working longer because they still have mortgages to pay, are paying rent, or haven't been able to save enough to retire."

Source: Stuff September 22, 2022 06:58 UTC