Latest / The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
'Couch surf. It's better than motels & cheaper for us'
TL;DR: In an effort to save $340 million a year, the new Government plans to slash the number of motel vouchers given out to homeless families, arguing many could and should stay with friends and family instead.
Critics said the moves would just push people out onto the streets and living in cars and sheds unless more social homes are built, which the National-ACT-NZ First coalition is considering in the Budget due on May 30.
Housing Minister Chris Bishop and Social Development Louise Upston announced yesterday they wanted to stop spending $1 million a day housing 3,000 families in motels…
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