24-05-2025, 11:18 AM
The changes they are making affect far more people than we think. For instance, the social housing subsidy is ending. That's the one that keeps my rent affordable. As a legacy tenant my rent will not be affected, but my landlords have to change policy in order to remain financially viable. So, they are changing the criteria for new tenants, by removing some of the restrictions. Competition for flats will increase, Winz will no longer be the referral body, it will be open to the general public. And rents will reflect that. So, we might get neighbours far better off than us, paying more, but homeless oldies will have fewer options. More competition. Can't blame the housing providers, they can't do it on hot air.
Imagine being in your late 70s and living in a car because you're divorced, or estranged from family, or have health issues, or whatever. It can happen to anyone, it happened to us. But we were lucky.
Imagine being in your late 70s and living in a car because you're divorced, or estranged from family, or have health issues, or whatever. It can happen to anyone, it happened to us. But we were lucky.