Latest / The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Funds cut for social housing with 3 days notice
Kia ora. Long stories short, here’s my top six things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Wednesday, October 9:
* The Government has cut $6 million from subsidies for an Auckland social housing provider with three days notice, which will force it to leave houses empty that needed refurbishing, Auckland Councillor Richard Hills said last night.
* In thek scoop of the day, BusinessDesk-$$$’s Oliver Lewis reveals MBIE’s advice to Simeon Brown and Shane Jones that sharply higher electricity bills next year will hit businesses and add to pressure on…
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