The Okoroire Hot Springs Hotel near Tīrau has been offering emergency accomodation to Work and Income clients since February. Work and Income's handling of emergency accommodation clients has prompted the owner of an historic South Waikato Hotel to turn her back on the scheme. Emergency Housing Special Needs Grants are given for up to one week at a time, after which clients are reassessed. LUKE KIRKEBY/ STUFF Okoroire Hotel manager Vivinne Hu is feed up with Work and Income and its treatment of emergency accomodation clients. LUKE KIRKEBY/ STUFF One of the Okoroire Hotel cottages rented out to Work and Income emergency accommodation clients.

Source: Stuff July 09, 2019 00:22 UTC