A few weeks back I posted about burgeoning and massively expensive motel residence funded by Work and Income.
Just advised from MSD:
We help people pay for emergency housing, such as motels, with an emergency housing grant. This is called an Emergency Housing Special Needs Grant.What’s changing on 30 March
From 30 March 2020, if you've been in emergency housing for more than 7 nights, we'll ask you to pay 25% of your income towards your housing costs.I was taken aback that those being temporarily put up in motels weren't being charged anything!
This is similar to what people pay when they live in transitional housing or public housing.
We want to make housing costs as consistent and fair as possible for all our clients, no matter what type of housing you're in.
No wonder both individuals and moteliers were lining up.
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Full occupancy for motels and a pocket full of benefit for those staying. Even with the new 'charges'remember, all power, water and internet in included in the 25%, something even those living in HNZ or private accommodation with an accommodation supplement still have to pay. They're still better off living in 'emergency housing'.
While I commend the attempt to address the issue, the incentives are wrong.
Good point. Missed it.
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