Social housing minister Paula Bennett has announced $300 million for a housing package over four years. Photo NZ HeraldThe government has announced a massive new funding package for emergency housing, which includes 1400 extra places for homeless families and individuals. The housing package, released this afternoon, would cost $300 million over four years, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett said. Another $71 million would go into rental subsidies and $102m would go to social housing providers to support tenants into permanent housing. The government recently began directly funding emergency housing for the first time following a review of the sector.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 07, 2016 05:15 UTC